[Cass]

I'm in Germany, my tax rate is ~40%, and we do get all those benefits.

[justinv]

To everyone commenting about their tax rates, that information is irrelevant without income levels in each area.

If Germany's tax rate starts at 40% from 40,000 EUR and California from $200,000; those are not equivalent.

[peteretep]

Marginal or total?

My marginal tax rate in the UK is 45% but I take home 75% of what I invoice.