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Re:German government comes out against Chat Control by Propelloni on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @07:49AM (#45515084)
> Anywhere in Germany? Our pre-tax income is pre-pre-taxed. Before your employer pays out your wage, they are taxed for it as well.

What? No. I'm an employer in Germany and I can tell you that's wrong.

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Re:German government comes out against Chat Control by moooo99 on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @10:20AM (#45516502)
People frequently hold remarkably strong opinions on a system they appear to have very little understanding about.
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Re:German government comes out against Chat Control by j-krieger on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @10:47AM (#45516794)
Yea, and it's the guy above ironically. If I add my net here [1], I can see that I land pretty much exactly at 49.7% of my wage being deducted from when my employer pays me to where it lands on my bank account.

[1]: https://www.steuertipps.de/service/rechner/brutto-netto-geha...

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Re:German government comes out against Chat Control by j-krieger on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @10:47AM (#45516799)
Then you should really have a look at either your payroll or this simple calculator: https://www.steuertipps.de/service/rechner/brutto-netto-geha...
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