Vidal wrote:
>>A Danish acquaitance reported that in Denmark, the average person ends up
>>paying 60% of their wages in taxes. That's not counting the 18% (IIRC) 
>>sales
>>tax on *everything* (including food).
>>
> Not the average person, but the above average earner.
>
> I guess all in all the average tax is between 30 and 40 % *not*
> counting consumertax on everything 25%..
>
> But then all medical help and education is free and the social safety net.
> is rather effective, if  reduced, though, during the latter years under 
> the
> rightwing governement coalition.

Yes, the same guy told me how the "unemployed" get an equivalent of USD$10, 
then get paid under the table for working odd jobs.

It it's true, I would consider the safety net to be rather ineffective, and 
very unfair.

Vitaliy 

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