For those who’ve lived in both Europe and the USA, I would like to hear your take. What do you love about each place, and what drawbacks have you noticed? Whether it’s the Old World charm of Europe or the dynamic lifestyle in the USA, spill the beans. In the end, what was the game-changer that made you pick one over the other and if you could share the decision-making behind your preferred choice.
You have to be in the top 10% of salaries in the US to really see the difference of less taxes. I think for most people Northern Europe is better than America.
that’s just not true at all. if you compare germany and france vs the US, someone making 67% of the average in the respective countries, the european will pay about 15% more of their income in labor taxes (before accounting for VAT!)
https://www.oecd.org/tax/tax-policy/taxing-wages-brochure.pdf
Or self employed.