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by bryanlarsen 17 hours ago
A marginal tax rate of 45% above USD68K seems unsurprising for any developed country with public health care. Presumably the realized rate at EUR60K is a lot lower than 45% and 45% is only the marginal rate.

American tax numbers are only a little lower, but do not include health care. An American employer is likely paying around $8K for a single person or $20K for somebody with a family. That's a real and very heavy tax that Americans pay.