[refurb]

No. Just look at taxes as a percentage of GDP and you can see EU taxes are 50%+ higher than even CA.

Then add on top the lower wages.

[throwaway2037]

Do you include that housing prices, health care, and university fees are all much lower in continental Europe?

[refurb]

What do those have to do with the claim about tax rate?

And regardless, if you're middle income or higher, you're paying way more in taxes in Europe than those things cost in the US.

[hef19898]

Plus, there is more to a society and economy than SV style start-ups.