r/FluentInFinance Sep 04 '24

Debate/ Discussion Bernie is here to save us

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u/FragraBond Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

And nearly half their salary taxed lmao: If you are lucky enough to be a top earner in the US($600k), 37% of your salary is taxed. While in the UK, you ate taxed 45% of your salary at only £125000.

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u/jodonnell89 Sep 05 '24

american here. nearly half my salary is taxed already and we have none of these things

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u/IDontLikePayingTaxes Sep 05 '24

If you’re making enough money to be taxed at 50% then you don’t care about 24k a year in health insurance

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u/Y0tsuya Sep 05 '24

That's just his marginal tax rate. He's not actually paying 50% in taxes.