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Indices Differences:
Consumer Prices in Sweden are 4.02% higher than in United States
Consumer Prices Including Rent in Sweden are 6.04% lower than in United States
Rent Prices in Sweden are 28.48% lower than in United States
Restaurant Prices in Sweden are 13.67% higher than in United States
Groceries Prices in Sweden are 7.51% lower than in United States
Local Purchasing Power in Sweden is same as in the United States
Yet right wingers claim cost of living and taxes are high(er) in Sweden!!!
Indices Differences:
Consumer Prices in Sweden are 4.02% higher than in United States
Consumer Prices Including Rent in Sweden are 6.04% lower than in United States
Rent Prices in Sweden are 28.48% lower than in United States
Restaurant Prices in Sweden are 13.67% higher than in United States
Groceries Prices in Sweden are 7.51% lower than in United States
Local Purchasing Power in Sweden is same as in the United States
Yet right wingers claim cost of living and taxes are high(er) in Sweden!!!
Yeah ....
Assumptions: income tax (direct, 100%), employer social fee (indirect, 31.42%)
From a pay of 100, the employee first pays 32 in income tax (direct, 32%); on top of that, the employer pays an additional 31.42 in employer's social fees (indirect, 31.42%).
Thus, from a pay check of 100, 63.42/131.42 (i.e., 48.3%) is paid as taxes, although the employer's contribution is a fee for the employee's adherence to the Swedish social security scheme. The effective rate may be lowered by, for example, earned income tax credits and private retirement savings contributions.
In addition, the employee pays 7 percent in pension contributions to the public system, with a cap at an annual income of 420,447 kr. Thus, the maximum employee contribution is 29,400 kr. The employee's contributions are fully tax-deductible.
"The effective taxation rate in Sweden is commonly cited as among the highest in the world, see List of countries by tax rates."
Indices Differences:
Consumer Prices in Sweden are 4.02% higher than in United States
Consumer Prices Including Rent in Sweden are 6.04% lower than in United States
Rent Prices in Sweden are 28.48% lower than in United States
Restaurant Prices in Sweden are 13.67% higher than in United States
Groceries Prices in Sweden are 7.51% lower than in United States
Local Purchasing Power in Sweden is same as in the United States
Yet right wingers claim cost of living and taxes are high(er) in Sweden!!!
Sweden has a corporate tax rate at 22% and 59.9% Individual tax rate:
since you liberals love Sweden so much, why don't you sell a 22% corporate tax rate and a 60% individual tax rate and see how many elections liberals win.
and by the way genius, the U.S. has 50 states with different cost of living. Most of the cities in the U.S. are cheaper than Sweden.
Consumer Prices in Stockholm are 31.55% higher than in Salt Lake City, UT Consumer Prices Including Rent in Stockholm are 25.60% higher than in Salt Lake City, UT Rent Prices in Stockholm are 13.13% higher than in Salt Lake City, UT Restaurant Prices in Stockholm are 56.82% higher than in Salt Lake City, UT Groceries Prices in Stockholm are 15.75% higher than in Salt Lake City, UT Local Purchasing Power in Stockholm is 30.79% lower than in Salt Lake City, UT
Rent Prices in Stockholm are 129.15% higher than in Las Cruces, NM Restaurant Prices in Stockholm are 70.95% higher than in Las Cruces, NM Groceries Prices in Stockholm are 28.39% higher than in Las Cruces, NM
Rent Prices in Stockholm are 43.41% higher than in Albuquerque, NM Restaurant Prices in Stockholm are 49.88% higher than in Albuquerque, NM
tell you what democrats,, since you love Sweden so much then tell Hillary and Bernie to sell the Corporate Tax Rate to 22% and raise individual tax rates to 60% like in Sweden.
see how many elections Democrats win.........stay with your class warfare song and dance and that corporations tax rate are the problem, you have a lot of low information voters that will keep drinking the kool aid.
tell you what democrats,, since you love Sweden so much then tell Hillary and Bernie to sell the Corporate Tax Rate to 22% and raise individual tax rates to 60% like in Sweden.
see how many elections Democrats win.........stay with your class warfare song and dance and that corporations tax rate are the problem, you have a lot of low information voters that will keep drinking the kool aid.
Lmao it's funny how some if you think all Swedes pay 60% income tax when vast majority pay half of that
tell you what democrats,, since you love Sweden so much then tell Hillary and Bernie to sell the Corporate Tax Rate to 22% and raise individual tax rates to 60% like in Sweden.
see how many elections Democrats win.........stay with your class warfare song and dance and that corporations tax rate are the problem, you have a lot of low information voters that will keep drinking the kool aid.
The issue is that you aren't paying attention. Those tax rates are absolutely whats been discussed. As for the "class warfare"...that's been going on for a long time, the .1% are winning.
What should really concern you is that Trump is also talking about higher rates. Thats a issue because it means that the long going class warfare is finally finding a response. And its not good for the rich at the moment. The problem? If we dont do something about it eventually the extremists will win rather then moderates. And thats how you get Venezuela. And no, Trump and Sanders aren't even remotely extreme compared to what will happen if we ignore the problem.
ok then tell us who pays for everything since the corporate tax rate is at 22% one of the lowest in Europe?
They don't spend that much money on stupid military and foreign affairs as well as paying corrupt politicians and public workers very high salaries. In tri-state area many police officers and state employees make way over 6 figures doing nothing! They also make it up by higher VAT.
Those numbers are way off from where I live. First, you can't compare a country of 9 million with a country of 320 million.
$6.00 for a bottle of beer? Big Mac meal is $4.99 not $8.37. Local place down the street has an ad for 2 litre of Coke .99 cents, not $2.12 for 12 oz.
I can buy a 12 ounce bottle of water at Wal Mart for .10 cents, not $1.90. Gas $6.41? Where? It has never been that high anywhere here. I saw it yesterday for $1.81.
I think movie seats are about half of what is listed. Levi's for $100? I can get three pairs for that.
I don't disparage Sweden. They do some things better than us, some worse but this list is worthless and I can't believe anyone would think it a valid comparison.
The issue is that you aren't paying attention. Those tax rates are absolutely whats been discussed. As for the "class warfare"...that's been going on for a long time, the .1% are winning.
What should really concern you is that Trump is also talking about higher rates. Thats a issue because it means that the long going class warfare is finally finding a response. And its not good for the rich at the moment. The problem? If we dont do something about it eventually the extremists will win rather then moderates. And thats how you get Venezuela. And no, Trump and Sanders aren't even remotely extreme compared to what will happen if we ignore the problem.
If the moderate liberals don't win the hard-left liberals will win and exercise unchecked power?
Don't really buy it. I mean, sure, if policy for a long time is really hostile to the wishes of the left it will make liberals angrier and more aggressive about trying to push their policies -- exactly like what is going on with the Republican base right now -- but that doesn't swing elections at the end of the day and a moment like Obama with 60 senators and the house isn't exactly a common occurrence. Heck, a resurgent hard-left wouldn't even be as successful as the tea party has been because unlike the tea party they feel more hurt from trying to shut down the government to try to get leverage.
edit: OP, do some basic research before you get egg on your face by saying (or implying I guess, you never actually explicitly stated taxes were lower in Sweden to your credit) something factually incorrect again:
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