One of the many quaint beliefs the Left has about the US is that it's a relatively low-tax country

[hardhat]

https://twitter.com/antoniogm/status/1460416526222180355?s=20
https://twitter.com/antoniogm/status/1460417154621214722?s=20

 

[UW_Doog_Bot]

100% this. Add up all the fed, state, and local level taxes and the tax burden goes way up.

 

[HHusky]

Weirdest "anti-tax" thread ever.

 

[LoneStarDawg]

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

 

[Sources]

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

Guess it just depends on how much that 14% delta is.

 

[hardhat]

Weirdest "anti-tax" thread ever.

Fastest white flag ever

 

[UW_Doog_Bot]

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

 

[HHusky]

Weirdest "anti-tax" thread ever.

Fastest white flag ever

Whoosh

 

[TheKobeStopper]

Why exactly do you think it is that we don’t get more?

 

[HHusky]

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

 

[RaceBannon]

Why exactly do you think it is that we don’t get more?

Exactly?

What about a ballpark estimate?

 

[hardhat]

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

 

[hardhat]

Why exactly do you think it is that we don’t get more?

You seem bothered by this.

 

[HHusky]

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

There is zero chance any of you gals pays 28% of your income in taxes. Basic math fail.

 

[hardhat]

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

There is zero chance any of you gals pays 28% of your income in taxes. Basic math fail.

Is there a chance that you missed the point of the discussion?

 

[HHusky]

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

There is zero chance any of you gals pays 28% of your income in taxes. Basic math fail.

Is there a chance that you missed the point of the discussion?

You don’t want to pay European tax rates and you don’t receive European benefits. You especially don’t want me paying European rates . . . ‘cuz socialism, of course.

 

[hardhat]

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

There is zero chance any of you gals pays 28% of your income in taxes. Basic math fail.

Is there a chance that you missed the point of the discussion?

You don’t want to pay European tax rates and you don’t receive European benefits. You especially don’t want me paying European rates . . . ‘cuz socialism, of course.

Why do you think we just need more taxes?

 

[HHusky]

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

There is zero chance any of you gals pays 28% of your income in taxes. Basic math fail.

Is there a chance that you missed the point of the discussion?

You don’t want to pay European tax rates and you don’t receive European benefits. You especially don’t want me paying European rates . . . ‘cuz socialism, of course.

Why do you think we just need more taxes?

Because the money is already spent. There is not a chance in Hell any of you rock ribbed “conservatives” isn’t going to accept your entitlements.

 

[hardhat]

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

There is zero chance any of you gals pays 28% of your income in taxes. Basic math fail.

Is there a chance that you missed the point of the discussion?

You don’t want to pay European tax rates and you don’t receive European benefits. You especially don’t want me paying European rates . . . ‘cuz socialism, of course.

Why do you think we just need more taxes?

Because the money is already spent.

So you agree that more taxes is a stupid idea.

 

[hardhat]

Paid 42% tax rate in Sweden, got free health care, free full time childcare (8:30am to 4pm), and $100 a month unlimited metro card.

US I get taxed 28% and get toll roads

I get taxed a lot more than 28% and still get toll roads.

Bullshit. No you don’t.

I'm really disappointed in you ladies. This is one of your favorite subjects, that we're not taxed enough. Did your booster shot have some side effects?

There is zero chance any of you gals pays 28% of your income in taxes. Basic math fail.

Is there a chance that you missed the point of the discussion?

You don’t want to pay European tax rates and you don’t receive European benefits. You especially don’t want me paying European rates . . . ‘cuz socialism, of course.

Are they 'benefits' if you paid for them?