From what I find in Google about CA's total optimized tax burden for a one-man freelance company it is about 28%. And a lot more buying power too probably, but that is hard to compare in.
Of course this is personal income from labour via one-man companies ("net take-home"). This does not take into account VAT, capital gains taxes, etc.
> CA's total optimized tax burden for a one-man freelance company it is about 28%
CA’s tax burden varies wildly based on a host of factors. However the simple calculation for a freelancer filing as a single person making 50k = 24.6%, 100k = 32%, 150k = 36.5%, 300k = 40% which some people actually pay. https://www.upwork.com/tools/freelance-tax-calculator
Healthcare costs, VAT vs sales tax, and various deductions definitely matter in practice but further muddle the comparison.
It’s an inherent advantage of corporate taxes over income taxes, you simply get more resources from the same burden on your citizens.
For the viewers at home that is 6% on food, and now electricity (how kind daddy govt), and 21% on everything else. So this tax burden is in fact higher.