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66% of Americans say they want extended European-style vacation policies at work

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137 points pg_1234 | 9 comments | 26 Aug 23 08:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.431s | source | bottom
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unmole ◴[26 Aug 23 09:35 UTC] No.37271099[source]▶
Did the survey ask if they wanted a pay cut to match European style wages?
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1. momirlan ◴[26 Aug 23 09:39 UTC] No.37271120[source]▶
and taxes...
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2. formerly_proven ◴[26 Aug 23 09:41 UTC] No.37271139[source]▶
Taxes and levies don't seem to be that different, overall you always seem to pay about 50 % of gross income in developed countries.
3. dopidopHN ◴[26 Aug 23 09:45 UTC] No.37271154[source]▶
I pay a month worth of salary per year in France and I pay the same in Louisiana. 1/12

But in France you get something out of your taxes

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4. mrkeen ◴[26 Aug 23 10:10 UTC] No.37271334[source]▶
Americans do love their taxes. They still take a cut even if you live and work overseas.
5. unmole ◴[26 Aug 23 10:34 UTC] No.37271493[source]▶
What's the VAT rate in Louisiana? /s
6. 0xDEF ◴[26 Aug 23 11:32 UTC] No.37271812[source]▶
You only pay 8.3% in tax in France? That sounds unrealistic.
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7. GaryNumanVevo ◴[26 Aug 23 19:28 UTC] No.37276039[source]▶
As an expat who used to work in California and now works in the Netherlands, tax wise it's about the same. With the 30% ruling + a lower overall income I've actually been able to offload a lot of stock and diversify into real estate without being over taxed. So ymmv
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8. GaryNumanVevo ◴[26 Aug 23 19:32 UTC] No.37276072[source]▶
I've been able to leverage our FAANG bucks into a lot more real estate over here in 3 years. To get the same amount of property in the bay it would have taken me more than 10 years even making FAANG money.
9. dopidopHN ◴[02 Sep 23 16:40 UTC] No.37363105{3}[source]▶
Exact figures : https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1419

It’s progressive, from 0% to 45%. A rule of thumb is “a month of salary”