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Do you think taxes are necessary for a cohesive society?

> Do you think taxes are necessary for a cohesive society?

I don't know if a better way to fund public services. Maybe we could tax work less and tax natural resources higher.. but I'm not expert on the long-term economic implications -- so who knows.

In any case: my point was that getting exposure to human capital as an investment instrument is probably best done through public pension schemes rather than ISA or human token IPOs :)

Investing in humans makes sense. Most countries already do it! Do we need to reinvent it?

Yes, of course, but not > 50%.

I'm not refuting your point but where did you get >50% from? You absolutely can get taxed up to 54% but for that you would need +200k (krona) per month.

Did it come from propaganda talking points that outline the dangers of “socialism”?

I hear similar statements from my relatives in the US.

Crickets. No reply from the original poster. I think you're right :-)

And also only applies to the amount above the threshold.

Thank you!

I can't believe that not even HN can get tax brackets into their head. It is not a hard concept!

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