Are you European? I am. I’m in the US. It’s all about individualism here.
I pay way less tax. And then literally everything I need - everything - I have to pay for.
The medication I’m on runs at almost $3k a month. I don’t pay that because I have excellent insurance through my very fancy highly paid job, a job that’s not available to me in Europe. If I ever lose that job I’ll be out of picked $3k a month for those meds or pay about the same for health insurance. Similar story with dental care.
There is no pension coming my way though is I need a 401k ie a private pension savings account. That comes out of my pre-tax total but after that plus tax and insurance contributions I am left with about the same % take home pay as in Europe.
The food is 3x more expensive and so bad for you. I have to supplement with minerals that I need to pay for because the food doesn’t have it naturally here. I need extra vitamins because I am permanently vitamin D and calcium deficient no matter what I eat. Except European cheese which
is the only cheese my stomach can tolerate. Can’t eat wheat here either. So yeah proper nutrition ah the equivalent level I was getting in Europe is expensive.
The public transit sucks. I have a car so I can leave the major city I live in on weekends. Can’t take a train anywhere good. So I have to pay for that. Can’t leave it on the street due to crime so
I have to pay for a garage.
Then there’s the cost of education for kids. Something that may eventually mean I leave the US.
I don’t know where you’re from or why you’re stuck in Denmark but the high taxes are just a shortcut to an easier life for all the benefits they give you. If you don’t value those then I agree it’s time to leave.
Are you European? I am. I’m in the US. It’s all about individualism here.
I pay way less tax. And then literally everything I need - everything - I have to pay for.
The medication I’m on runs at almost $3k a month. I don’t pay that because I have excellent insurance through my very fancy highly paid job, a job that’s not available to me in Europe. If I ever lose that job I’ll be out of picked $3k a month for those meds or pay about the same for health insurance. Similar story with dental care.
There is no pension coming my way though is I need a 401k ie a private pension savings account. That comes out of my pre-tax total but after that plus tax and insurance contributions I am left with about the same % take home pay as in Europe.
The food is 3x more expensive and so bad for you. I have to supplement with minerals that I need to pay for because the food doesn’t have it naturally here. I need extra vitamins because I am permanently vitamin D and calcium deficient no matter what I eat. Except European cheese which is the only cheese my stomach can tolerate. Can’t eat wheat here either. So yeah proper nutrition ah the equivalent level I was getting in Europe is expensive.
The public transit sucks. I have a car so I can leave the major city I live in on weekends. Can’t take a train anywhere good. So I have to pay for that. Can’t leave it on the street due to crime so I have to pay for a garage.
Then there’s the cost of education for kids. Something that may eventually mean I leave the US.
I don’t know where you’re from or why you’re stuck in Denmark but the high taxes are just a shortcut to an easier life for all the benefits they give you. If you don’t value those then I agree it’s time to leave.