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0 pointsTomte8y ago0 comments

> Tax burden in Germany for middleclass is at around 70%

Even under a charitable interpretation this is simply wrong.

I suppose you have no first-hand experience, but have read that on social media?

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If you're self-employed the tax rate is ~70%, at least for lawyers in germany. Source: My self-employed gf.

And no, she does not earn 5 figures, 4-6k gross per month with 1 part-time employee for the bureaucracy stuff (bills, phone service, faxing, scanning etc.). With a 60 hour week.

germanier8y ago

Your girlfriend does not pay 70% tax. This is mathematically impossible if you actually look at all tax rates.

TomteOP8y ago

No, she doesn't.

You must be counting all kinds of other expenses. Professional insurance or bar membership, for example.

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