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Originally Posted by Alisa
Which is not that much different than here in the States. You just get a lot more for it there.
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Well, a more specific example; here I get about 60% of my monthly pay put into my bank account. That is after a pension payment of roughly 10% has been deducted, as well as various taxes. Then I pay a VAT of 25% on everything, and various other taxes and fees, for example on energy and water, or luxury taxes, for example on alcohol. It all adds up, but you get money back, too, for example, if I have a low income and live in a rented room or house, I might get some financial support, if I have children, I can get aid. Almost all education is free. Health care is free. I don't have to - in general - worry overmuch, because the social safety net is fine-masked, and the likelyhood of slipping through is very small. Not that I would want to end up in "the System", but it's there if I should ever need it. Hopefully
