Yes, that's my first sentence in my first comment. My comment was not about reasoning if it is worth to employ people in germany but to state why people may prefer to work less.
> How much do all those benefits to US employees cost? Do you include that when you list US salaries, or do those get magically excluded because health insurance isn’t mandatory?
Yes, if the employer pays it it is part of the loan and should be considered if you compare the loans between different countries.
> Your premise just seems fundamentally flawed.
Okay, to be honest I just don't see how it is flawed. Also I don't have anything left to say. I just don't see why I shouldn't consider it as part of the salary as it would not make a difference to the employer to pay it to the employee instead if the employee deductions wouldn't exist.
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Edit: I can't answer anymore. So I'm editing this post.
> Making an argument about how people may want to work less based on a number most have never seen [...] is a flawed argument no matter how you approach it.
Yes, that makes sense. Most employees likely won't think about how much of the Arbeitgeberbrutto is taken away. Still I think if you know it then it reduces ones motivation and it also has the indirect effect of reducing the Arbeitnehmerbrutto an employer is willing to pay and therefore employees may be less motivated due to a low salary.