Taxes pay for society: education, healthcare, infrastructure, defence, culture.
You benefit from these, and expect to benefit in the future from them (e.g. expecting to employ someone with a good education). You should pay your share.
You benefit from these, and expect to benefit in the future from them (e.g. expecting to employ someone with a good education). You should pay your share.
Do you hold charities to the same standard?
I'd rather pay tax and have 50% of it be used inefficiently and have theoretical influence in how it's spent
Ah Germany, world famous for low company taxes, high government efficiency, great use of your taxes, low bureaucracy and start-up friendliness.
It's world famous for a lot of other things like good public transportation, good parental leaves, good social security, good unemployment benefits, good health care system, &c.
Of course to use tax money you need to collect tax money...
Most countries have lower taxes than Germany but most countries have worse living conditions. All the people like OP are quick to go back to their tax heavy hell homecountries as soon as they need anything other than sun and cheap cocktails
If Germany was so bad it wouldn't be in the top 5 countries with the most immigrants per capita
The famously worse Scandinavian, BeNeLuxian and Swiss living conditions, that's why they emigrate out of there to work in Germany's factories.
Also: https://files.taxfoundation.org/20210505165000/Top-statutory...
I'm Greek, but thanks for assuming.
That doesn't mean you shouldn't find the most efficient vehicle to do so. Saving on taxes probably shouldn't be the sole reason to adopt a certain corporate structure but it certainly is part of the equation.
One picks the size of one's share when making a choice like the OP.
(Love the username in the context of your pay-yer-share non sequitor).
My 2 cent: Pay your taxes to support the infrastructure, services and development in the region you actually use most in your life activities.
More likely when you get past the virtue signaling, you'd choose the one that fits your needs with taxes as one of many variables. It comes down to taxes as a form of price discovery, tax rates vary greatly and at least at the federal level don't translate at all into your day to day life unless you work in the military or politics.
Well I live in Denmark, so you can draw your own conclusion.
There's nothing ethically wrong with optimizing inclusive of taxes. It's stupid not to. The OP is not stupid.