If you make $200,000 as a single person in CA, you pay about 35% total of income in taxes. https://www.adp.com/resources/tools/calculators/salary-paych...

In Ontario, it would be about 38%, and that’d include healthcare. Canada is very efficient though. At least a decade ago, Canada’s non-defense spending per person was less than the US’s.

In Germany it would be about 44% total. Of course, in Germany, $200k is a top 2% income. In California it’s only a top 8% income.