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Old 04-14-2009, 01:45 PM   #170
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Originally Posted by wodin View Post
I'm old enough to recall times when relatively higher paid wage earners in the US would routinely decline overtime because the extra earnings would cause them to jump to a higher "tax bracket" resulting in a net loss in their take home pay.
Something similar is happening in Germany - but this is easily fixable (see pilotbobs statement regarding progressive taxation).
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