Wait. Teachers and professors in most of Europe don’t get paid? They volunteer their time? Same with administrators and everyone else working in education?
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Replying to @CanadaKaz @AustenAllred
(example numbers) 1) You earn 100k€ and pay 20% taxes afterwards 2) 60k€ & 10% taxes 3) You are in a dire situation and without a job: You pay nothing The more fortunate the more you can give and paying a bit more is not that bad because most things are that "free"
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Replying to @jdsika @CanadaKaz
Where in Europe has free university tuition and 20% taxes?
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Switzerland? Not entirely free but ridiculously cheap (around $500 per semester).
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Switzerland has a 40% income tax rate. The point was if your tuition rate is subsidized by government you still pay for it.
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Switzerland doesn’t have 40% tax, tax rate cannot go higher than 40%. I lived in Switzerland for many years only paid ~21%.
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Replying to @rakyll @AustenAllred and
OTOH, if you think paying $1000 to a world class university per year is less of a deal than paying money to a VC-backed school, good luck.
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That is a good deal, again, because you’re paying for it in your taxes. It’s not “free.”
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I never said education is free. The argument is that with very minimal tax (something US will never be able to achieve), it is possible to provide high-quality education.
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Replying to @rakyll @AustenAllred and
I'd understand if USA was a tax haven and had 10% tax, and we were debating whether Switzerland model is better or not, but you are not debating with facts. In a place we are taxed at ~45-50%, it is a theft that edu is expensive. Fin.
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I’m assuming you’ve only ever paid the top tax brackets in the US
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