1/4 to 1/3 of american workers have no paid vacation at all. The also have no
medical benefits. The median income is about $26K. Many of that 1/2 the
population that makes under $26K actually work two full time jobs. The working
poor here is something all americans should be ashamed about. The worst of all
are the working single mothers 80+% of whom are making less than median income.
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Chris Stoddart wrote:
On Mon, 18 Oct 2004, Peter J. Alling wrote:
Sorry but that depends on the country. A friend of mine who was living
and working in Germany doing about the same job I was doing. When we
compared wages, he was making about half what I was making. I was
paying an effective tax rate of approximately 45% which included Social
Social Security, Federal, State and Medicaid, (that doesn't include the
employer match on SS which is actually a tax on the employee). He was
paying approximately 55%. The costs are actually much higher after taxes.
This is true. It's also true that generally Europeans work fewer hours and
have much more vacation time than Americans. Am I right in believing that
Americans have something like 22 days paid vacation/year? The European
*average* is 34. I read Germany tops the league table at 43!
Chris
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