[image: Profile photo for Chris Ebbert] <https://www.quora.com/profile/Chris-Ebbert> Chris Ebbert <https://www.quora.com/profile/Chris-Ebbert> Lives in SwedenJanuary 18 <https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Swedes-who-are-one-of-the-most-highly-taxed-people-enjoy-paying-their-taxes/answer/Chris-Ebbert> Why do Swedes, who are one of the most highly taxed people, enjoy paying their taxes? <https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Swedes-who-are-one-of-the-most-highly-taxed-people-enjoy-paying-their-taxes> Originally Answered: Why do Swedes, who are one of the taxed people, enjoy paying their taxes?
In Sweden, we tend to feel that that money is well-spent. It’s more like a club fee that is paid to keep things pleasant and services well-greased, and we understand that it takes these payments in order to ensure society ticks over with all the bells and whistles we take for granted. These taxes pay for stuff that would be considered big ticket items in the rest of the world, like education for your children, and healthcare and elderly care anyone has access to, plus a wide array of great institutions and projects that do their part in making society better, many of which don’t even exist elsewhere. If one does the math, having one-third of your paycheck “disappear” in order to pay for all that and more is actually quite a deal. Of course if you don’t have children, and don’t go to university, and never lose your job, and never get sick, and die young, you might feel you just paid in and got nothing back. But the thing is, if you want to have children and send them to school and university, and have everyone health insured, and looked after when they’re old or disabled, and feel safe in case you lose your job or get sick, you can. The system has got you. No one needs to forego any of these things for lack of money. That’s a major factor in how good you may feel your life is. Do the math. If you can buy insurances and savings to pay for all of the above, without deductables, I doubt one-third of your paycheck would get you all that, in a place that isn’t set up like Sweden (or Norway, or Germany, or the Netherlands… pretty much all of Europe, actually). Especially if you don’t earn a lot. It works because everybody pays into it - like an insurance policy, but bigger. Try to work out the cost for this if you were to pay for it out of pocket, not universally tax funded: “Family of five, two or three kids to be put through school and university, perhaps one with a chronic condition or a disability, and four grandparents who may have their own issues, perhaps one parent unemployed” every now and then… nice to know you’re covered for all of these at all times simply by being alive and doing your stuff. 12.6K views View 238 upvotes View shares -- Anda menerima pesan ini karena Anda berlangganan grup "GELORA45" dari Google Grup. Untuk berhenti berlangganan dan berhenti menerima email dari grup ini, kirim email ke [email protected]. Untuk melihat diskusi ini di web, kunjungi https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gelora1945/CAGjSX2AzBLK0hfif-GGSZUVGogKBnE08A%2BhJdp-bKvQ80e2xWA%40mail.gmail.com.
