Jup, wurde zum Betriebsrat zitiert was mir den einfällt meinen Urlaib nicht zu nehmen. Habe den dann meinen Kalender und unseren Eorkload gezeigt, wir sind ein 2 Mann Team. Haben festgestellt das mit 2 Leuten die Arbeit nicht machbar ist wenn man kaum Überstunden machen will und seinen Urlaub aufbraucht. Haben jetzt einen 3. Kollegen, seit dem schaffe ich es langsam aber sicher mein Überstundenkonto abzubauen.
@@rodrigoandreszenteno Silly rabbit, show me anywhere in my single sentence that I even intimated that I; "believe that everything is a right." The topic being discussed is 'What it is like to work in Germany' so I am not talking about 'everything' I am talking about working rights.
I know, don’t you guys love your free dental and vision? Like crowns and dentures, or laser eye surgery and contacts? Not one payment for those things? Pretty awesome.
@@Dr._Love well, at least when going to the hospital your solvability will not be checked prior to treatment... for dental & vision this could sure be better
@@pierrel.3937 It could for sure be better in the States. Unfortunately we haven’t had such an initiative for nationwide health coverage since the affordable care act that was introduced during the Obama presidency. It really helped out a lot of people who couldn’t afford long term treatment and other important medical care. Here is hoping for future initiatives!
If you're paying the 42%, then you also get payed very well. Income tax in Germany is progressive. If you earn very little, you don't pay income tax. And then it increases to the 42% gradually.
@Dominik Moeller Rechne es nach. Bei mir sinds ziemlich genau 50%. Wie oben beschrieben. Umsatzsteuer ist ja auch eine Belastung, das wird oft vergessen. ;)
@@vorname2890 Umsatzsteuer zahlen eigentlich nur irgendwie Selbständige. Aber du hast recht, dass dies ein Faktor sein kann. Für Unselbständig Beschäftigte kann man normalerweise 20% Sozialabgaben für Krankenkasse, Rente, Arbeitslosen und Pflegeversicherung rechnen. Es kommt also ein guter Teil der Bevölkerung auf 30% Abgaben auf das Bruttoeinkommen, aber 50% ist schon eine andere Hausnummer. Ich selbst bin gerade bei um die 20% Einkommenssteuer + 20% Sozialabgaben.
@@Cornu341 Du zahlst auf jeden € den du ausgibst 19% Mehrwert-/ Umsatzsteuer. Max. 20% Abgaben insgesamt finde ich tragbar - mehr ist ein absolutes NoGo und wirtschaftsschädigend…
@@AriesSupertramp ohhhhh I see😂😂😭 I do use duolingo too but I'm a beginner still, I understood the literal meaning but i thought it was some kind of these deep sayings that has deeper meaning than what it looks like🤣😅 thanksss for explaining and translating, keep going learning plz u r doing fantastic!😄❤️
@@Thorfinn47. yeah I agree on germany as well, try to learn a little german before, but I can assure you a little german already goes a big way here, as most people can speak English. And it shows that you're trying, very important. Other than that taxes are not really higher here than in USA and Canada, maybe a bit, it just looks like it, if you add it all up, it's nearly the same. But in return you get good and tidy roads, a functional transport system (trains, bus), extremely low crime rates, and as this video suggests, a ton of rights and benefits as a worker
@@Thorfinn47. USA is a dumpsterfire but Canada just passed a law banning foreigners from buying property. Germany is also currently getting shaftet a bit but probably still your best bet. I dont know about the getting rich part tho, prices became unstable especially because Europes main food exporter is getting bombed to pieces and Germanies defense ministry couldt be bothered to even count their working tanks
The 42 % tax rate only applies for income above 58,597 €. Which means that you’d have to earn more than 500,000 (or fivehoundred thousand) Euros to pay 42 % income tax on average. And if you earn that much you could retire after ten years and still be rich so I really don’t see your problem
@@tr4nnel752 people like you are the reason that I not only wrote the number but also spelled it out as a word. You’d have to earn more than fiveHOUNDRED THOUSAND € in order to pay 42 % taxes, not fifty thousand
People hear taxes and assume "my money is being stolen" meanwhile public services are actually funded and job quality/benefits and quality of life a tually reflect it If the cost of living is kept low with taxation, then you get more bang for your buck outside of survival
@@dirantosdelgado4749 I didn’t want to calculate the exact amount of income you need to pay 42 % but if you earn 500,000 € you have to pay 41.5 % taxes which is close enough to 42 %. That’s why I wrote „MORE THAN 500,000 €“
And why did the youtuber tell something about 25 vacation days minimum? Minimum are 20 days(whilst working 5days per week, eg. from Monday to friday) - or 24 days, if you work on 6 days per week. (Because on Art.2 of Paragraph 3 of the Bundesurlaubsgesetz they state, that all working days are all days, which are Not Sunday or public holiday -> 6 days per week.)
Did anybody mention, that weekends and national holidays are extra? So with 30 Days of Vacation you basically have 6 full weeks of Vacation. Even as a shiftworker who works on the weekends or on Holidays...
Working Weekends, Holidays *and* any overtime gets paid noticeably higher than normal. Minimal wage is a thing (and high too). Every hour overtime HAS to be compensated (if not it's a crime) in either *higher pay* or the *equal amount* of free time. You are only allowed to work 11 hours a day (including 1h break) and need to have at least 11 hours rest between two shifts. Noteable exceptions are: Police, Medicine and Firefighters (although no discussion on the 11 hour break! but work hours can be longer than normal). If companies do not comply they have very, very big problems.
@Gandalf the Grey yeah, and in reality in my German contract it's written that I should not do overtime and that overtime is not compensated. But every manager in the company do more than 40h
I would be happy to pay the taxes and enjoy free public services. At least I know that any emergency trip to the hospital will not mess up my finances!
Or.. dont live "the american lifestyle". Most americans making 100k a year are still living paycheck to paycheck. Bad spending habits and debt. If you're actually poor, i can only speak to CT but ive never paid a hospital bill in my life.
here in italy is quite the same, like all europe and most of civilised world. Work to live not living to work, and all basic needing a are provided for free. When i lived i ny i fainted (was sick) in the street and when ambulance arrived at the hosp i was asked about my insurance before any other question. Was a real shock!
@@Brontok ..... Like who? Sounds like thats not even legal. Dont know about Germany, but in the Netherlands even the (EU) foreign workers are payed the minimum Dutch wage per hour. So no cheapskating with cheap labour.
Healthcare which barely works. Public transport which takes forever to get to your destination. Social safetynet which is being mostly abused by the jobless. Did you have a chance to live in Germany? P.S. There will be the longest train drivers strike ever. Some people are simply scared that they would not be able to get back home if they will get somewhere to do their businesses. For me the public transit was and is almost 2 times slower than a car or bike. People have the right to strike. But the system in general is corrupt. Some "managers" are simply earning too much while others have to strike.
@@SuperBrahimosbullshit :) It is true that after you lose your job, you get a fairly high aid of ca. 60% of your net salary for up to a year - but you are being expected to apply for new jobs a lot and not leave your home town, etc. People with no job do get some social benefit which is barely enough to get by. Great compared to many other countries tho. Germany is not perfect, but it is good. Also, everybody has a different notion of perfect.
Maximalsteuersatz.... meeeiiii... war im den USA für 3 Jahre. Hab da all in all genauso viel bezahlt. Ist halt aufgesplittet im viele kleinere Anteile. Aber in Summe fast gleich.
@@kwtr1609 Extrem niedrige Lebensmittelpreise in Deutschland... in kaum einen, wenn überhaupt, Industriestaat der Welt wir so ein geringer Anteil am Einkommen für Lebensmittel aufgewandt... Dr. Google hilft da auch gerne weiter.
Dont forget that you dont have to sell your house or take your childrens college funds If you get seriously sick. In fact you can take the college funds anyway cause education is free.
The reality is that as Americans, we actually get taxed on nearly 50% of our income when factoring in things like sales and property tax, yet we get nothing for it.
What state do you live in? I can believe it, but that's not the normal person. Keep in mind the millions and millions of sq millions america is, and having 50 states, and local governments as well. Theres massive variables for the hundreds of millions of people living here so an average is fairly misleading.
@@calebr4191EU has much higher fuel taxes and fuel costs A LOT. But the trick is you could in general live without a car in most European cities and most of European cars consumes much less fuel than that crazy pickup trucks from US
Don't forget our costs for health insurance. I was paying 800$ a month with a 3k deductible. Pretty much had to pay out of pocket everytime i went to a dr Yeah, you can tell me I'm getting a deal with my 25-28% tax rate and then another 10-20% state tax rate on top of it.. but when you factor in my insurance costs, we pay way way more than Germany and get way way less...
I love how americans (I am one) see paying 75%+ of their paycheck going to rent right off the bat, then having to ration out the rest for all your living needs, and not even have universal medicine, public transportation, controls on rent, and other public services. But then they freak out when 40% of income is taken while everything else is affordable or provided by public services. Elsewhere and act like they're being deprived. We really are brainwashed into thinking our system isn't utterly broken and basically wage slave labor
I (as a German) gotta say that the thing that annoys me most about the US-wage system is that you dont necessarily have to have health insurance. As someone who has suffered some injuries from a motorcycle accident and seen the bill from the hospital, I am so grateful to have it and to be able to afford it as well.
for them it is about choice.. they pay high rent but chose to do so.. on the other hand income tax feels like sth. has been taken away from you by force
@@thor.mukbang dann würdest du locker an die 10.000€ pro monat verdienen... ganz schön viel für jemanden der das prinzip von steuerprogression nicht versteht
People in the US think Europes taxes are high. But the benefits are much better and Americans have high out of pocket expenses. So I think you have to calculate that as well.
It's also about actual amount of money people earn. I mean at least in my profession people earn more in USA, especially in silicon valley but I still don't want to go there because of all stress and lack of safety net
US jobs still think they can just pay you more to abuse you as much as they want and unfortunately even most labor advocates fall into this trap as well, you MIGHT be able to organize for better wages. Not likely but possible. But try organizing for reasonable hours, and management will just be like “hmmm how about a small raise instead?” And 90% of the workers will be like “more money? Sure I’ll give up my life for that” That’s why the American boss thinks he can threaten Zac with higher taxes, (and why a lot of Americans would actually listen) cause it’s purely about money. Even if you get more vacation days, they’ll punish you for taking them, and any kind of concept for a law preventing companies from doing /that/ is something we wouldn’t even think was a possibility And that’s the real reason labor organizing is futile here if you value having a life over having money. All it can ever get you is more money, best case scenario. There comes a time when that stops mattering
42% is the HIGHEST amount possible, it depends on your income. AND it applies only to that part of your income over a certain limit. All benefits combined, you get MUCH more in Germany (and any other civilized country) for your money than in the US.
We pay around 10-15% taxes for an income of 80k/year as a family of 4. And 20% gets deducted for health insurance, retirement, job loss. But we pay no almost nothing for childcare, education, medical care etc. It gives a really cozy safe feeling.
Not only is education and medical care almost free ... you even get about 200€ per child per month from the government (Kindergeld). My parents got Kindergeld for me until my 25th birthday... that were 300 months.
That sounds like 30-35% tax. Im single and make less then 35k a year and healthcare, childcare, dental, public education, all paid for in my state in USA. When we file taxes some 40% of the country receives money back as a return. Our top percent pay 40% of the countries taxes, although they want them to pay more. Elon musk, a single person, just paid a single state (CA) $11,000,000,000.
@@coltonblake13when we file taxes we also get a lot of money back. At least the average person does. If you earn less then median, your actually taxes are only about 5-12% in reality. But you still get the same benefits
Its marginal income tax (like in every other western country). Youre not giving 42% of your income to the state. Youre giving 42% of the income ABOVE 59K€ to the government. So say you earn exactly 60,000€ a year. Only the 1000€ you year above 59,000€ would be taxed at a rate of 42%. So only 420€ would be taken by the state at a rate of 42%, not 25,200€.
The truth is 43% of my brutto is automatically deducted on taxes, pension, health insurance, other social stuff. Even if 43% is not whole a tax, I never get to see that money.
Incorrect. You are not "giving it to the goverment". You are giving it to yourself and to others, which enables us as a society to afford otherwise unaffordable things. And almost nobody in Germany has 42% **deductions**; that is less than 15% of ALL tax payers, for example, someone like me: extremely well paid, top 5% of the tax payers and income earners (>100k EUR annually). Anybody not in my sphere of income has less total deductions (income tax + social welfare).
@@bobbwc7011 I dont know why youre coming in here feeling the need to flex. I literally just explained what marginal tax is and why its different to absolute tax. Literally, nobody asked or cares about what you make and its completely irrelevant here (which also leads me to believe your lying for clout). You do give the money to the government, and the government then spends it on public welfare and other investments that help me and others. BUT the money goes to the government first. To say it doesnt is not only silly but flat out wrong. You clearly didnt read what I was saying because your comment is at best tangetically related.
42% tax, but here its like 30% with another 10-20% based on the state and that DOESN'T include health insurance which is included in Germany, we end up paying far more in taxes and healthcare together in the end.
@@parker9012Tell me, which tax rates are you going off of? Federal tax, state tax, combined? Because in Germany it's a flat income tax, in 'Murica it's divided into multiple smaller tax rates that do add up.
People in Germany are, on a average, much less well off than in the US or Canada. Very few own homes, and for younger people even owning a car is somewhat of a luxury.
@@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available "own homes"... you pay off your mortgage aswell as your 70.000$ college loan although you finished college 3 years ago lol not to mention credit card debt.... Germans love to actually own things and not being in crippling debt
@@highvisibilityraincoat Rule of Law Security and Safety Movement Religion Association, Assembly, and Civil Society Expression and Information Identity and Relationships Size of Government Legal System and Property Rights Access to Sound Money Freedom to Trade Internationally Regulation These are the catagories, within these there is 82 total indicators that can be measured between personal and economic freedoms then averaged to produce a total score.
In reality you pay around 8 to 10% with wages around 120000 Dollars here in Switzerland. That's also almost the average wage we have. What generates more money for the government is the "hidden" tax(something like the sales and use tax) on every item you buy that is also around 8%.
That statement is clearly misleading because how tax are made in switzerland. Federal income tax would 8-10% with that income, but do not take account the most part of income tax in Switzerland which is cantonal tax and commune tax, which can also varry a lot betwen the canton. With 120'000 CHF brut, you'd pay 34.1% in Neuchatel (highest) And 20.1% in Zug (lowest) Still it is the double as 8-10 (which direct federal tax).
Too much leaves leads to very Work slow here. My bosses are out on vacation even when important work is on. Things that take almost double time due to follow the process n leaves!
Don't forget that the 30 days are work days(not including weekdays). Technically Saturday is a workday per law, but most contracts state that work days are Mo-Fri.
Its not 42% tax, thats the sum of many your income tax plus some insurances you will have to have in germany. Also the tax is capped at some point so if youearn a lot its capped at a certain value
Leider stimmt das nicht ganz- Paragraph 3 sagt- mindestens 20 Tage bei einer 5 Tage Woche und 24 Tage bei einer 6 Tage Woche …. Das Minimum 25 Tage macht also leider keinen Sinn
European's do have higher taxes, but you're given so much back in return. Americans don't understand that there is a much higher "standard of living", with far less homelessness, much lesser crime, more equality, and so much more social neutrality. Americans can go to a store and buy a gun, while the only reason Europeans are given a gun, is if, your in the military. Yeah, but you still have to pay, in order to use a toilet ― So what? BTW: Germans never joke about taxes or much else. No..... That's not entirely true; yet, most Americans usually don't understand the German, sense of humor, which uses a lot of sarcasm .....!!!! I usually hear back from other friends that say, "You really offended that American guy". Our humor is worlds a part, sort of like, when Latino's make joke's to Americans and they're just left scratching their heads .......!!!!!
Higher standard of living? Most Germans will die renting. Even a car is a luxury commodity. Americans make more money, have less taxes, are more productive, etc. We didn't become a superpower off dumb luck.
The German workplace is still (usually) more productive because people focus on getting their shit done in their 8 hours not performatively working as many hours as they can
For 42% you would need to make 50k a year. But sinc sits progressive the effective tax you pay for everything is around 26%. To effectively pay 46% you would need to make 7 figures. Not to mention you have rights and not just benefits. Oh and no debt when breaking a leg
You only paying for 42% any Euro above 58K. Usually you pay about 20% in taxes and about 20% in social insurance (health care, pension, unemployment, medical leave, elderly care ... and mandatory corporate accident insurance paid by your company )
It's 42% but that also covers all the healthcare. Stateside, you have to balance sick days and paying for the doctor, which is usually a huge hit to the budget.
You look at the income after tax, which is usually stated at least approximately. So basically your workplace pays them and you don't have to play the "guessing how much you owe irs" game
I think it really depends on what field you work in like i work in retail and i get like 36 vacation days djdjd even the part time gets that much if i am remembering correftly
Well those taxes keep the Infrastruktur well maintened, will pay for an Educational System where at least theoretically everybody has a chance to go to university without ending up with a 6figure debt and everything is comparably clean and well organized and even if something Bad happens to you, you will always be medically insured and get paid some money to get by. Trains might be late sometimes, maybe even for 30min. But in India, for example, my train was once late for about 6hours or so. I expected to Arrive in Bombay at 08am but actually Arrived around 02pm. So, i prefer to pay taxes...
It's a common mistake because the law is written in a confusing way. The law states that people get 24 "Werktage" of vacation. Werktage means all days except Sundays or Public Holidays. So basically Monday to Saturday. If someone does work 6 days per week, he gets that minimum of 24 days, but the common work contract has a 5-day week and therefore it's an actual legal minimum of 20 vacation days
@@hannahk.598in the US there's no legal minimum. The employer usually offers 7 days. But there's no statutory sick leave, so employees take a paid vacation day or work sick. And you don't normally use your holiday as your employer would kick you out
Lol, here in Romania we have only 20 days vacation minimum by law. But only 10% income tax, 1% sales tax if you own a small business. Double pay for legal holidays...
42% but there is healthcare for everyone and you get a Unfallversicherung, so if you have an accident at work (or on the way to and from) they will treat you like a king in the hospital.
Also, taxes start at a certain income. You don't have to pay them if your income is below 9,000 euros a year (I think) so it's perfect for high school and university students
Taxes are high but you don't have to pay towards insurance out of your check. While the US is lower, when you count healthcare, most jobs under 80k actually pay more than 40%.
I worked for Hinkle chemical in USA, I was treated better than any other place I've ever worked. As an engineer I. The USA I'm used to 12+ hr days six or seven days a week, NO vacation or sick days and holidays being the busiest time.
You can take 42% if you’re giving me 30 days vacation. If people aren’t being worked to death they can enjoy their lives and be happy, which will in turn produce better results at work. Why can’t we figure this out?? Nope over here it’s “you’re not trying hard enough! Get to work slacker!”
Only base pay is taxable, over time and shift pay isn't taxable. Working in a factory in Germany, my take home pay for night shift (10pm to 6am) is 50% more than early shift (6am to 2pm).
“The Bundesurlaubsgesetz is no joke”, is the most German thing ever said.
Soll heißen???
@@annettechallinor1391das ist gutt
@@leftifornian2066 ach sooooooo, komisch geschrieben, aber okay.
Hintergrundübertragungsdienst neither.
Jup, wurde zum Betriebsrat zitiert was mir den einfällt meinen Urlaib nicht zu nehmen. Habe den dann meinen Kalender und unseren Eorkload gezeigt, wir sind ein 2 Mann Team. Haben festgestellt das mit 2 Leuten die Arbeit nicht machbar ist wenn man kaum Überstunden machen will und seinen Urlaub aufbraucht. Haben jetzt einen 3. Kollegen, seit dem schaffe ich es langsam aber sicher mein Überstundenkonto abzubauen.
Americans talk of 'benefits' Civilised countries talk of rights.
Hahaha you are one of those who believe that everything is a right. People like you are actually poisoning the system
@@rodrigoandreszenteno Silly rabbit, show me anywhere in my single sentence that I even intimated that I; "believe that everything is a right." The topic being discussed is 'What it is like to work in Germany' so I am not talking about 'everything' I am talking about working rights.
Can I bring a gun to work in Germany?
I'm a pharmacist, I just like having a gun.
Heehee can’t own a gun in my country -🤓
@@TukikoTroy he deleted his comment LOL
Not sweating when having to go to the doctor when sick is priceless
I know, don’t you guys love your free dental and vision? Like crowns and dentures, or laser eye surgery and contacts? Not one payment for those things? Pretty awesome.
@@Dr._Love well, at least when going to the hospital your solvability will not be checked prior to treatment... for dental & vision this could sure be better
@@pierrel.3937 It could for sure be better in the States. Unfortunately we haven’t had such an initiative for nationwide health coverage since the affordable care act that was introduced during the Obama presidency. It really helped out a lot of people who couldn’t afford long term treatment and other important medical care. Here is hoping for future initiatives!
well you can come here and take all the migrants coming through and give them free stuff over there if you want.
but with fever...
If you're paying the 42%, then you also get payed very well.
Income tax in Germany is progressive. If you earn very little, you don't pay income tax. And then it increases to the 42% gradually.
+ Sozialabgaben und Umsatzsteuer bist du trotzdem bei über 50% realer Belastung. Glückwunsch xd
And also it's 42% only on the part that is above the limit. For everything under you pay the lower rate.
@Dominik Moeller Rechne es nach. Bei mir sinds ziemlich genau 50%. Wie oben beschrieben. Umsatzsteuer ist ja auch eine Belastung, das wird oft vergessen. ;)
@@vorname2890 Umsatzsteuer zahlen eigentlich nur irgendwie Selbständige. Aber du hast recht, dass dies ein Faktor sein kann. Für Unselbständig Beschäftigte kann man normalerweise 20% Sozialabgaben für Krankenkasse, Rente, Arbeitslosen und Pflegeversicherung rechnen. Es kommt also ein guter Teil der Bevölkerung auf 30% Abgaben auf das Bruttoeinkommen, aber 50% ist schon eine andere Hausnummer. Ich selbst bin gerade bei um die 20% Einkommenssteuer + 20% Sozialabgaben.
@@Cornu341 Du zahlst auf jeden € den du ausgibst 19% Mehrwert-/ Umsatzsteuer. Max. 20% Abgaben insgesamt finde ich tragbar - mehr ist ein absolutes NoGo und wirtschaftsschädigend…
Fuck it I'm going to Germany
I'm downloading Duolingo right now
Der Elefant liest die Zeitung.
@@AriesSupertramp excuse me what do u mean by that if I may ask? 🤔
@@pr.fatooma1khaled209 the elephant reads the newspaper.just a stupid sentence I had to learn for acwesk in duo..
@@AriesSupertramp ohhhhh I see😂😂😭 I do use duolingo too but I'm a beginner still, I understood the literal meaning but i thought it was some kind of these deep sayings that has deeper meaning than what it looks like🤣😅 thanksss for explaining and translating, keep going learning plz u r doing fantastic!😄❤️
I tried duolingo for english. It was hillariously useless
So many people just don't understand how taxes work ffs. You pay the higher tax rate only on the income ABOVE THE LIMIT
I want high salary job with lot of holidays and trips , in software field, which is better USA , Canada vs Germany, UK? . Software engineer job.
@@Thorfinn47. Germany is the best choice in my opinion. The only thing is that you will need to learn another language if you don't already know it
@@Thorfinn47. yeah I agree on germany as well, try to learn a little german before, but I can assure you a little german already goes a big way here, as most people can speak English. And it shows that you're trying, very important.
Other than that taxes are not really higher here than in USA and Canada, maybe a bit, it just looks like it, if you add it all up, it's nearly the same. But in return you get good and tidy roads, a functional transport system (trains, bus), extremely low crime rates, and as this video suggests, a ton of rights and benefits as a worker
@@Thorfinn47. USA is a dumpsterfire but Canada just passed a law banning foreigners from buying property. Germany is also currently getting shaftet a bit but probably still your best bet. I dont know about the getting rich part tho, prices became unstable especially because Europes main food exporter is getting bombed to pieces and Germanies defense ministry couldt be bothered to even count their working tanks
@@Thorfinn47. The US is the best for quick money, but germany is the best for job security and not having to fear losing benefits.
The 42 % tax rate only applies for income above 58,597 €. Which means that you’d have to earn more than 500,000 (or fivehoundred thousand) Euros to pay 42 % income tax on average. And if you earn that much you could retire after ten years and still be rich so I really don’t see your problem
@@tr4nnel752 people like you are the reason that I not only wrote the number but also spelled it out as a word. You’d have to earn more than fiveHOUNDRED THOUSAND € in order to pay 42 % taxes, not fifty thousand
People hear taxes and assume "my money is being stolen" meanwhile public services are actually funded and job quality/benefits and quality of life a tually reflect it
If the cost of living is kept low with taxation, then you get more bang for your buck outside of survival
Where does the 500,000 come from?
you never pay 42% _on_ _average_
@@dirantosdelgado4749 I didn’t want to calculate the exact amount of income you need to pay 42 % but if you earn 500,000 € you have to pay 41.5 % taxes which is close enough to 42 %. That’s why I wrote „MORE THAN 500,000 €“
✨Paragraph 3 of the Bundesurlaubsgesetz is not a joke✨
And why did the youtuber tell something about 25 vacation days minimum?
Minimum are 20 days(whilst working 5days per week, eg. from Monday to friday) - or 24 days, if you work on 6 days per week.
(Because on Art.2 of Paragraph 3 of the Bundesurlaubsgesetz they state, that all working days are all days, which are Not Sunday or public holiday -> 6 days per week.)
Did anybody mention, that weekends and national holidays are extra? So with 30 Days of Vacation you basically have 6 full weeks of Vacation. Even as a shiftworker who works on the weekends or on Holidays...
Actually in most countries did the same.
the best spot for that being Bayern, with 14 public holidays per year
@@pierrel.3937 *Augsburg. They got one more than the rest of Bavaria
Working Weekends, Holidays *and* any overtime gets paid noticeably higher than normal. Minimal wage is a thing (and high too).
Every hour overtime HAS to be compensated (if not it's a crime) in either *higher pay* or the *equal amount* of free time. You are only allowed to work 11 hours a day (including 1h break) and need to have at least 11 hours rest between two shifts. Noteable exceptions are: Police, Medicine and Firefighters (although no discussion on the 11 hour break! but work hours can be longer than normal).
If companies do not comply they have very, very big problems.
@Gandalf the Grey yeah, and in reality in my German contract it's written that I should not do overtime and that overtime is not compensated.
But every manager in the company do more than 40h
I would be happy to pay the taxes and enjoy free public services. At least I know that any emergency trip to the hospital will not mess up my finances!
😅u still ve to pay max 10€ each trip by emergency car (fuel)
Well, stop paying for their protection.
@@abodalashkar5686 god you are dumb. As if the USA doesn’t benefit financially from being in Europe.
It’s not free it’s paid by your taxes
Or.. dont live "the american lifestyle". Most americans making 100k a year are still living paycheck to paycheck. Bad spending habits and debt. If you're actually poor, i can only speak to CT but ive never paid a hospital bill in my life.
here in italy is quite the same, like all europe and most of civilised world. Work to live not living to work, and all basic needing a are provided for free. When i lived i ny i fainted (was sick) in the street and when ambulance arrived at the hosp i was asked about my insurance before any other question. Was a real shock!
America is a big clubhouse for the 1% big business owners. The rest of us are just being farmed to no ethical stopping point.
si pero qui a parte per amazon guadagni 800 al mese hahaha
800€ al mese con un part time forse, se con 40 ore settimanali prendi così poco considera di cambiare regione fratello mio
@@bigbootiehoes1933 In Germany a lot of people get 400€ working full time
@@Brontok ..... Like who?
Sounds like thats not even legal.
Dont know about Germany, but in the Netherlands even the (EU) foreign workers are payed the minimum Dutch wage per hour. So no cheapskating with cheap labour.
42% taxes but also universal healthcare, functioning public transport, and a true social safetynet.
42 % only for the amount above 64 k per year or so.
And migrants ghettos
Guter Witz😂
Healthcare which barely works. Public transport which takes forever to get to your destination. Social safetynet which is being mostly abused by the jobless. Did you have a chance to live in Germany?
P.S. There will be the longest train drivers strike ever. Some people are simply scared that they would not be able to get back home if they will get somewhere to do their businesses. For me the public transit was and is almost 2 times slower than a car or bike. People have the right to strike. But the system in general is corrupt. Some "managers" are simply earning too much while others have to strike.
Healthcare that doesn't work, public transit so bad it's a joke in Germany?
I prefer paying 70% tax on my income if i can still live comfortably AND not worry about my boss firing me if i get sick
@bLackstar BS....
@bLackstar It's really the opposite from what you are saying
@@SuperBrahimosbullshit :)
It is true that after you lose your job, you get a fairly high aid of ca. 60% of your net salary for up to a year - but you are being expected to apply for new jobs a lot and not leave your home town, etc.
People with no job do get some social benefit which is barely enough to get by. Great compared to many other countries tho.
Germany is not perfect, but it is good. Also, everybody has a different notion of perfect.
This
@bLackstar liar
Maximalsteuersatz.... meeeiiii... war im den USA für 3 Jahre. Hab da all in all genauso viel bezahlt. Ist halt aufgesplittet im viele kleinere Anteile. Aber in Summe fast gleich.
Kann ich mir vorstellen, es ist nicht zu unterschätzen was wir z.B. durch die extrem niedrigen Lebensmittelpreise in D sparen.
@@maxkaiser4995 Extrem niedrige Preise in Deutschland?
@@kwtr1609 Extrem niedrige Lebensmittelpreise in Deutschland... in kaum einen, wenn überhaupt, Industriestaat der Welt wir so ein geringer Anteil am Einkommen für Lebensmittel aufgewandt...
Dr. Google hilft da auch gerne weiter.
@@kwtr1609im weltweiten Vergleich deutlich vorne, und das ohne dabei auf so viele ungesunde zusatzstoffe wie gewisse andere Länder zu setzen
Dont forget that you dont have to sell your house or take your childrens college funds If you get seriously sick.
In fact you can take the college funds anyway cause education is free.
Bro's reaction when the employer said '' usually we start from 30 days''💀
The reality is that as Americans, we actually get taxed on nearly 50% of our income when factoring in things like sales and property tax, yet we get nothing for it.
What state do you live in? I can believe it, but that's not the normal person. Keep in mind the millions and millions of sq millions america is, and having 50 states, and local governments as well. Theres massive variables for the hundreds of millions of people living here so an average is fairly misleading.
@@coltonblake13 Illinois. Sales tax on average is between 8 and 10%. I factored that along with the tax on fuel and property taxes
@@calebr4191EU has much higher fuel taxes and fuel costs A LOT. But the trick is you could in general live without a car in most European cities and most of European cars consumes much less fuel than that crazy pickup trucks from US
Do you know that taxes are also bigger in europe
Don't forget our costs for health insurance. I was paying 800$ a month with a 3k deductible. Pretty much had to pay out of pocket everytime i went to a dr
Yeah, you can tell me I'm getting a deal with my 25-28% tax rate and then another 10-20% state tax rate on top of it.. but when you factor in my insurance costs, we pay way way more than Germany and get way way less...
I love how americans (I am one) see paying 75%+ of their paycheck going to rent right off the bat, then having to ration out the rest for all your living needs, and not even have universal medicine, public transportation, controls on rent, and other public services.
But then they freak out when 40% of income is taken while everything else is affordable or provided by public services. Elsewhere and act like they're being deprived.
We really are brainwashed into thinking our system isn't utterly broken and basically wage slave labor
I (as a German) gotta say that the thing that annoys me most about the US-wage system is that you dont necessarily have to have health insurance. As someone who has suffered some injuries from a motorcycle accident and seen the bill from the hospital, I am so grateful to have it and to be able to afford it as well.
It also can’t be 42%. I pay about 1/3rd in income tax after deductions, and I make near the top tax bracket
for them it is about choice.. they pay high rent but chose to do so.. on the other hand income tax feels like sth. has been taken away from you by force
@@thor.mukbang dann würdest du locker an die 10.000€ pro monat verdienen... ganz schön viel für jemanden der das prinzip von steuerprogression nicht versteht
If 75% of your paycheck goes to rent you may be living above your means. You need to save too.
Even though the taxes are higher they actually serve a purpose like pay for healthcare and stuff unlike some other place „cough“ usa „cough“
Such a good life. "American Dream" leave this hell.
People in the US think Europes taxes are high. But the benefits are much better and Americans have high out of pocket expenses. So I think you have to calculate that as well.
It's also about actual amount of money people earn. I mean at least in my profession people earn more in USA, especially in silicon valley but I still don't want to go there because of all stress and lack of safety net
european taxes are super high and you get no benefits because the money is wasted on corruption and illegal immigrants... i am moving to the usa soon
US jobs still think they can just pay you more to abuse you as much as they want and unfortunately even most labor advocates fall into this trap as well, you MIGHT be able to organize for better wages. Not likely but possible. But try organizing for reasonable hours, and management will just be like “hmmm how about a small raise instead?” And 90% of the workers will be like “more money? Sure I’ll give up my life for that”
That’s why the American boss thinks he can threaten Zac with higher taxes, (and why a lot of Americans would actually listen) cause it’s purely about money.
Even if you get more vacation days, they’ll punish you for taking them, and any kind of concept for a law preventing companies from doing /that/ is something we wouldn’t even think was a possibility
And that’s the real reason labor organizing is futile here if you value having a life over having money. All it can ever get you is more money, best case scenario. There comes a time when that stops mattering
you still have to calculate income tax for America too. The IRS are greedy Bastards !
@@Dansker_fra_Midtjylland yep, this is exactly what I meant. Minimum notice period, no guarantees from government, living there is crazy stressful
Lol these are awesome videos... I'm in love with these two guys 😂
ME: ... pays 40% in the USA to cover taxes, health insurance, and retirement contributions...
Exactly. I pay 23% income tax and that covers health insurance and retirement contributions.
holy shit I never thought I would laugh after somebody would say "this is not a joke" :))
Welcome to Europe mate 😉
Hello from Netherlands with my 56% xD
Tho at the end of year they cut it down to 32.5 and I get refund
42% is the HIGHEST amount possible, it depends on your income. AND it applies only to that part of your income over a certain limit. All benefits combined, you get MUCH more in Germany (and any other civilized country) for your money than in the US.
We pay around 10-15% taxes for an income of 80k/year as a family of 4. And 20% gets deducted for health insurance, retirement, job loss.
But we pay no almost nothing for childcare, education, medical care etc. It gives a really cozy safe feeling.
Not only is education and medical care almost free ... you even get about 200€ per child per month from the government (Kindergeld).
My parents got Kindergeld for me until my 25th birthday... that were 300 months.
@@tobyk.4911 It's 250€/month currently.
@@edward_j_leblanc you are right, my "about 200€…"number is apparently outdated, apparently that was the amount about 3 and 4 years ago.
That sounds like 30-35% tax. Im single and make less then 35k a year and healthcare, childcare, dental, public education, all paid for in my state in USA.
When we file taxes some 40% of the country receives money back as a return. Our top percent pay 40% of the countries taxes, although they want them to pay more.
Elon musk, a single person, just paid a single state (CA) $11,000,000,000.
@@coltonblake13when we file taxes we also get a lot of money back. At least the average person does. If you earn less then median, your actually taxes are only about 5-12% in reality. But you still get the same benefits
Its marginal income tax (like in every other western country). Youre not giving 42% of your income to the state. Youre giving 42% of the income ABOVE 59K€ to the government. So say you earn exactly 60,000€ a year. Only the 1000€ you year above 59,000€ would be taxed at a rate of 42%. So only 420€ would be taken by the state at a rate of 42%, not 25,200€.
The truth is 43% of my brutto is automatically deducted on taxes, pension, health insurance, other social stuff. Even if 43% is not whole a tax, I never get to see that money.
Incorrect. You are not "giving it to the goverment". You are giving it to yourself and to others, which enables us as a society to afford otherwise unaffordable things.
And almost nobody in Germany has 42% **deductions**; that is less than 15% of ALL tax payers, for example, someone like me: extremely well paid, top 5% of the tax payers and income earners (>100k EUR annually). Anybody not in my sphere of income has less total deductions (income tax + social welfare).
@@bobbwc7011 I dont know why youre coming in here feeling the need to flex. I literally just explained what marginal tax is and why its different to absolute tax. Literally, nobody asked or cares about what you make and its completely irrelevant here (which also leads me to believe your lying for clout).
You do give the money to the government, and the government then spends it on public welfare and other investments that help me and others. BUT the money goes to the government first. To say it doesnt is not only silly but flat out wrong.
You clearly didnt read what I was saying because your comment is at best tangetically related.
Yep, in northern europe we actually care about our employes lol.
America really do be hating it’s citizens lol
America only loves profits
If its 42, it must be a really good job.
42% tax, but here its like 30% with another 10-20% based on the state and that DOESN'T include health insurance which is included in Germany, we end up paying far more in taxes and healthcare together in the end.
42% is for people who earn MUCH money average worker pays 30-36% and have all benifits, healthcare on top
This is the first clip where you paint Germany in a positive light 😂
High taxes but high return my guy
Maybe check the tax rates again, I wouldn't say they are especially high over here
I think In England we pay more im tax I think we might actually be the only country in Europe that is really heavily taxed
@brook_angel well I just looked it up. In the US you pay 24.8% tax on average, and in Germany you pay 47.8%
So almost twice as much.
@@parker9012 You don't pay anywhere near that in Germany lol, it's only if you get paid many hundreds of thousands of bucks
@@parker9012Tell me, which tax rates are you going off of? Federal tax, state tax, combined?
Because in Germany it's a flat income tax, in 'Murica it's divided into multiple smaller tax rates that do add up.
Always funny to know that in US an employee is just a toy and in Europe it is a person.
I don’t really see the humour in that tbh but i’m sure you weren’t being 100% serious
So far....
People in Germany are, on a average, much less well off than in the US or Canada. Very few own homes, and for younger people even owning a car is somewhat of a luxury.
@@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available "own homes"... you pay off your mortgage aswell as your 70.000$ college loan although you finished college 3 years ago lol not to mention credit card debt.... Germans love to actually own things and not being in crippling debt
@@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available But the homes are solid constructions :D
BgB ain‘t be a joke
America: We are the land of the free!
Statistics: lol you aren't even in the top 10
It's called the American dream bc you have to be asleep to believe it.
@@Black-Sun_Kaiser👏👏👏😂
Statistics? How do you extrapolate what freedom is into quantitative data?
@@highvisibilityraincoat Rule of Law
Security and Safety
Movement
Religion
Association, Assembly, and Civil Society
Expression and Information
Identity and Relationships
Size of Government
Legal System and Property Rights
Access to Sound Money
Freedom to Trade Internationally
Regulation
These are the catagories, within these there is 82 total indicators that can be measured between personal and economic freedoms then averaged to produce a total score.
I think US started to have issues when they cut freedoms of their citizens after 9 11 and they didn't give anything in return
not to mention when you get sick on vacation you get your vacation days back
In reality you pay around 8 to 10% with wages around 120000 Dollars here in Switzerland. That's also almost the average wage we have.
What generates more money for the government is the "hidden" tax(something like the sales and use tax) on every item you buy that is also around 8%.
Switzerland has the best wages in the world
Only that this statement is false.
damn I was going to make a joke saying I'm moving to the that town called fucking, but I realized that's in Austria not Switzerland 😔
@@funnelingspace9268 damn... Well, you could of said, "I'm going straight to fucking tomorrow" would be pretty funny to say that to someone.
That statement is clearly misleading because how tax are made in switzerland. Federal income tax would 8-10% with that income, but do not take account the most part of income tax in Switzerland which is cantonal tax and commune tax, which can also varry a lot betwen the canton.
With 120'000 CHF brut, you'd pay 34.1% in Neuchatel (highest)
And 20.1% in Zug (lowest)
Still it is the double as 8-10 (which direct federal tax).
Who cut incredibly cute Zac's hair and WHY???
Are you gay?
i NEED A PART 2!!!!
Moving to south Germany in June. Good luck America
Moves to Germany asap
I ❤this American guy in Germany. May a lot of Americans learn from him and start to question the status quo of the US!
Too much leaves leads to very Work slow here. My bosses are out on vacation even when important work is on. Things that take almost double time due to follow the process n leaves!
Don't forget that the 30 days are work days(not including weekdays). Technically Saturday is a workday per law, but most contracts state that work days are Mo-Fri.
Exactly, so 10 days of paid absence equals 16 days of real holidays, if you count in all weekends :)
Thats standard in European Union
Not everywhere in the EU (Greece,Romania etc)
@@nasosgreece45Greece is getting away with not doing work at all and Romania is simply too poor to afford vacation yet 😂
At least live is cheaper, healthcare is cheaper and the General social Security is better.
Did I mention Minimum wage?
Its not 42% tax, thats the sum of many your income tax plus some insurances you will have to have in germany. Also the tax is capped at some point so if youearn a lot its capped at a certain value
You're such a good actor !! Really entertaining 👏🏻👏🏻🤩😂😂
Leider stimmt das nicht ganz- Paragraph 3 sagt- mindestens 20 Tage bei einer 5 Tage Woche und 24 Tage bei einer 6 Tage Woche …. Das Minimum 25 Tage macht also leider keinen Sinn
vllt ein Tarifvertrag?
HAHA ... where light is ,- is shadow !
For a lot of german people 42% income tax is a huge goal, because this means, you earn really a lot and become rich.
European's do have higher taxes, but you're given so much back in return. Americans don't understand that there is a much higher "standard of living", with far less homelessness, much lesser crime, more equality, and so much more social neutrality. Americans can go to a store and buy a gun, while the only reason Europeans are given a gun, is if, your in the military.
Yeah, but you still have to pay, in order to use a toilet ― So what?
BTW: Germans never joke about taxes or much else. No..... That's not entirely true; yet, most Americans usually don't understand the German, sense of humor, which uses a lot of sarcasm .....!!!! I usually hear back from other friends that say, "You really offended that American guy". Our humor is worlds a part, sort of like, when Latino's make joke's to Americans and they're just left scratching their heads .......!!!!!
The US favours productive people. That's not a bad thing
@@zachb1706 I don't think you understood the remark entirely, but that's alright since most Americans don't read often enough.
Higher standard of living? Most Germans will die renting. Even a car is a luxury commodity. Americans make more money, have less taxes, are more productive, etc. We didn't become a superpower off dumb luck.
@@zachb1706 Ah yes, because low income = low productivity. Are you smoking plastic dude?
The German workplace is still (usually) more productive because people focus on getting their shit done in their 8 hours not performatively working as many hours as they can
Many Americans have been brainwashed about ‘bad’ socialism in Europe, Australia, Canada! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
There is no socialism in Europe. Get your facts straight.
For 42% you would need to make 50k a year. But sinc sits progressive the effective tax you pay for everything is around 26%. To effectively pay 46% you would need to make 7 figures.
Not to mention you have rights and not just benefits. Oh and no debt when breaking a leg
This. Using the 2019 data from the statische bundesamt, the average tax payer payed ~28% income tax
In the end he would say, we are not hiring you xD
42% and you forgot all other cost like health insurance etc 😂
Yeah but if you ever have to pay the 42% you are still considered rich. Like only people above 100k a year pay those percentages
42% includes some tier of health insurance.
If u have to pay 42% of taxes than u belong to the 5% highest income in Germany.
You only paying for 42% any Euro above 58K.
Usually you pay about 20% in taxes and about 20% in social insurance (health care, pension, unemployment, medical leave, elderly care ... and mandatory corporate accident insurance paid by your company )
@@paxundpeace9970 still it totals a lit of money, I simply don’t see the 43%, it is automatically deducted from by brutto 😢
That tax rate in exchange for a better quality life overall seems a fair trade
Nice wolf of wallstreet reference
I am convinced your profile reached me to convince me to emigrate to Germany.
I like how CV in German is Lebenslauf which literally means life journey.
So does curriculem vitae. Its Latin for waite for it...life journey
@@ingrid1377 good to know 😅
I love how this guy always sound so nervous😂
It's 42% but that also covers all the healthcare. Stateside, you have to balance sick days and paying for the doctor, which is usually a huge hit to the budget.
Oh dear I’m American 🇺🇸 and I want to live in Germany 🇩🇪
You look at the income after tax, which is usually stated at least approximately. So basically your workplace pays them and you don't have to play the "guessing how much you owe irs" game
I love your similar haricuts😅
Moving to new countries be like 😂😅
Dude is pulling out the wolf of wallstreet way to quit 🤣
I like the way the comments are all germanic and serious 😂
Having 30 days vacation is not normal in Germany. Most have between 24-30
I think it really depends on what field you work in like i work in retail and i get like 36 vacation days djdjd even the part time gets that much if i am remembering correftly
Not just Germany. Europe
Go Germany go!!
Their haircut is from XIX century like.
Also the vacation days are with pay. And if you would like you can discuss up to a year unpaid leave with a permanent contract.
Well those taxes keep the Infrastruktur well maintened, will pay for an Educational System where at least theoretically everybody has a chance to go to university without ending up with a 6figure debt and everything is comparably clean and well organized and even if something Bad happens to you, you will always be medically insured and get paid some money to get by. Trains might be late sometimes, maybe even for 30min. But in India, for example, my train was once late for about 6hours or so. I expected to Arrive in Bombay at 08am but actually Arrived around 02pm. So, i prefer to pay taxes...
The shortest legal vacation is 20 days. I don't know where he got that.
It's a common mistake because the law is written in a confusing way.
The law states that people get 24 "Werktage" of vacation. Werktage means all days except Sundays or Public Holidays. So basically Monday to Saturday. If someone does work 6 days per week, he gets that minimum of 24 days, but the common work contract has a 5-day week and therefore it's an actual legal minimum of 20 vacation days
@@hannahk.598in the US there's no legal minimum. The employer usually offers 7 days. But there's no statutory sick leave, so employees take a paid vacation day or work sick. And you don't normally use your holiday as your employer would kick you out
"You are joking"
"Vi germans zon't make jokes"
Tomorrows news: 787 thousand people book flights for Germany, reasons unknown.
Amricans with German ancesters😂
Lol, here in Romania we have only 20 days vacation minimum by law. But only 10% income tax, 1% sales tax if you own a small business. Double pay for legal holidays...
30 days would be a dream xD i feel robbed , you start as best with 23 days , works 50-60h week....
😅😅 I like this video
A month of vacation time is 8% of the year. The tax seems to be 9% higher than in the US.
Free time is the most precious thing.
42% but there is healthcare for everyone and you get a Unfallversicherung, so if you have an accident at work (or on the way to and from) they will treat you like a king in the hospital.
Also, taxes start at a certain income. You don't have to pay them if your income is below 9,000 euros a year (I think) so it's perfect for high school and university students
We pay almost as much tax but no Healthcare, childcare, reasonable time off, affordable universities, and so much more
Taxes are high but you don't have to pay towards insurance out of your check.
While the US is lower, when you count healthcare, most jobs under 80k actually pay more than 40%.
I pay 24% at around 70-80k euro. That's what the Steueramt printed on my tax report
Paragraph 3 of the boobenscoobenlauf is not a joke
I worked for Hinkle chemical in USA, I was treated better than any other place I've ever worked. As an engineer I. The USA I'm used to 12+ hr days six or seven days a week, NO vacation or sick days and holidays being the busiest time.
You can take 42% if you’re giving me 30 days vacation. If people aren’t being worked to death they can enjoy their lives and be happy, which will in turn produce better results at work.
Why can’t we figure this out??
Nope over here it’s “you’re not trying hard enough! Get to work slacker!”
More than 50% in Belgium... 42 is nothing
The highest federal and California state income tax rates are 37% (>$648k) and 12.3% (>$1.35M), if filing jointly.
Not getting fired and starving when getting sick more than 6 weeks, than you still get. " Krankengeld" from health insurance.
At this moment I realized that we are not doing badly in Europe... 😂😂😂
If you go on a vacations and get sick, you get all of your free days back
I live in the Netherlands now. Here you get 35 days of paid vacation.
It‘s almost impossible to reach 42% tax when you are employed. Yearly salary would have to be around 950k
Only base pay is taxable, over time and shift pay isn't taxable. Working in a factory in Germany, my take home pay for night shift (10pm to 6am) is 50% more than early shift (6am to 2pm).