One of the many quaint beliefs the Left has about the US is that it's a relatively low-tax country

hardhat

https://twitter.com/antoniogm/status/1460416526222180355?s=20

https://twitter.com/antoniogm/status/1460417154621214722?s=20

UW_Doog_Bot

100% this. Add up all the fed, state, and local level taxes and the tax burden goes way up.

HHusky

Weirdest "anti-tax" thread ever.

LoneStarDawg

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

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LoneStarDawg said:

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

Guess it just depends on how much that 14% delta is.

hardhat

HHusky said:

Weirdest "anti-tax" thread ever.

Fastest white flag ever

UW_Doog_Bot

LoneStarDawg said:

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

HHusky

hardhat said:

HHusky said:

Weirdest "anti-tax" thread ever.

Fastest white flag ever

Whoosh

TheKobeStopper

Why exactly do you think it is that we don’t get more?

HHusky

UW_Doog_Bot said:

LoneStarDawg said:

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

RaceBannon

TheKobeStopper said:

Why exactly do you think it is that we don’t get more?

Exactly?

What about a ballpark estimate?

hardhat

HHusky said:

UW_Doog_Bot said:

LoneStarDawg said:

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

hardhat

TheKobeStopper said:

Why exactly do you think it is that we don’t get more?

You seem bothered by this.

HHusky

hardhat said:

HHusky said:

UW_Doog_Bot said:

LoneStarDawg said:

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

There is zero chance any of you gals pays 28% of your income in taxes. Basic math fail.

hardhat

HHusky said:

hardhat said:

HHusky said:

UW_Doog_Bot said:

LoneStarDawg said:

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

There is zero chance any of you gals pays 28% of your income in taxes. Basic math fail.

Is there a chance that you missed the point of the discussion?

HHusky

hardhat said:

HHusky said:

hardhat said:

HHusky said:

UW_Doog_Bot said:

LoneStarDawg said:

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

There is zero chance any of you gals pays 28% of your income in taxes. Basic math fail.

Is there a chance that you missed the point of the discussion?

You don’t want to pay European tax rates and you don’t receive European benefits. You especially don’t want me paying European rates . . . ‘cuz socialism, of course.

hardhat

HHusky said:

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HHusky said:

hardhat said:

HHusky said:

UW_Doog_Bot said:

LoneStarDawg said:

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

There is zero chance any of you gals pays 28% of your income in taxes. Basic math fail.

Is there a chance that you missed the point of the discussion?

You don’t want to pay European tax rates and you don’t receive European benefits. You especially don’t want me paying European rates . . . ‘cuz socialism, of course.

Why do you think we just need more taxes?

HHusky

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HHusky said:

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HHusky said:

UW_Doog_Bot said:

LoneStarDawg said:

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

There is zero chance any of you gals pays 28% of your income in taxes. Basic math fail.

Is there a chance that you missed the point of the discussion?

You don’t want to pay European tax rates and you don’t receive European benefits. You especially don’t want me paying European rates . . . ‘cuz socialism, of course.

Why do you think we just need more taxes?

Because the money is already spent. There is not a chance in Hell any of you rock ribbed “conservatives” isn’t going to accept your entitlements.

hardhat

HHusky said:

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HHusky said:

UW_Doog_Bot said:

LoneStarDawg said:

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

There is zero chance any of you gals pays 28% of your income in taxes. Basic math fail.

Is there a chance that you missed the point of the discussion?

You don’t want to pay European tax rates and you don’t receive European benefits. You especially don’t want me paying European rates . . . ‘cuz socialism, of course.

Why do you think we just need more taxes?

Because the money is already spent.

So you agree that more taxes is a stupid idea.

hardhat

HHusky said:

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HHusky said:

hardhat said:

HHusky said:

UW_Doog_Bot said:

LoneStarDawg said:

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

There is zero chance any of you gals pays 28% of your income in taxes. Basic math fail.

Is there a chance that you missed the point of the discussion?

You don’t want to pay European tax rates and you don’t receive European benefits. You especially don’t want me paying European rates . . . ‘cuz socialism, of course.

Are they 'benefits' if you paid for them?

HHusky

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HHusky said:

UW_Doog_Bot said:

LoneStarDawg said:

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

There is zero chance any of you gals pays 28% of your income in taxes. Basic math fail.

Is there a chance that you missed the point of the discussion?

You don’t want to pay European tax rates and you don’t receive European benefits. You especially don’t want me paying European rates . . . ‘cuz socialism, of course.

Why do you think we just need more taxes?

Because the money is already spent.

So you agree that more taxes is a stupid idea.

Sure. You’ll all turn down your entitlements for the common good, right?