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cschwarm on Aug 7, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The German Model

> Having worked for a couple of years in Germany, one thing that struck me is taxes came to almost 50% of my salary.

Are you sure, you didn't mean statutory deductions? Contributions to health, unemployment, and annuity insurance are no taxes.

harryf on Aug 7, 2012 [–]

That's correct - should have been clearer - was keeping it short. By "taxes" I mean all compulsory payments I was required to make, including health, unemployment etc.

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