Comment Percentage change (Score 5, Insightful) 237
Baby Timmy grew 300% but Uncle Bob shrunk 5%. Who is bigger?
... achieved by a 52% income tax and a 21% sales tax. So that's 73% in total
The 52% income tax is applied to your income. The 21% sales tax is applied to what you spend. The only way you can add them is if those two values are equal, that is, you spend 100% of your pre-tax income.
I currently walk to work (about 5 minutes); before that I commuted by train (about an hour).
Walk 5 minutes or train 1 hour. Man, how fast do you walk?
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