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Around half of what your employer pays goes to the state, health insurance, retirement insurance, social insurance, ... In the US I assume you need to save much more money in case you lose your job or can not work anymore due to health.

Also education is paid for by the state. In the USA I heard people pay off study debts for many years and are thus also forced to look for high paying jobs




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