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The high-earning individual might not get the 50k-100k USD/year back directly, but it supports a social safety net where people dying of cancer et al do not have to resort to GoFundMe campaigns. It also supports infrastructure and sociatal building with reduced influence of private companies acting as gatekeepers for individual participation.

To me, that is worth the taxation even I myself (probably) will never have to use most of the safety net.

[syndicatedjelly]

Fair, one could say that Europe has better cultural institutions and safety nets, and is overall a nicer place to live (qualitatively and subjectively) than most of the US

[oytis]

Pre-tax salary is lower too though. And health insurance is paid on top of taxes.