Posted by: 2970174?
Posting time: 1.9 years ago on
Last edit time: never edited.
Archived on: 4/14/2019 10:00:00 AM
Views: 1755
SCP: 88
93 upvotes, 5 downvotes (95% upvoted it)
~91 user(s) here now
Subverse anonymized: usernames are hidden and votes don't count.
NSFW: Yes
Authorized: No
Anon: Yes
Private: No
Type: Default
view the rest of the comments →
[–] 16092692? 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
In Sweden VAT is 25% on most goods and services (otherwise 12 or 6). But before that, if you have a salary, before taxes, the employer pays about 1/3 in taxes. Then you pay a third of what's left in taxes. Then if you've been good and earned more than roughly 40k USD/year, you also pay a national tax that's 20-25%. Then, of course, there are more taxes, but these are the main ones. Lovely huh? 😁 🔫
[–] 16095909? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
X is your salary. Employer pays X/3 to government, thus employer is paying X * 4/3. You receive X, and pay X/3 as taxes; thus, you take home X * 2/3.
Your take-home pay is one half what the employer spends.
Then you get taxed on the rest.
Mad yet? I sure am!
[–] 16143802? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yup it's a mess!