Posts by Steven Lopez20

casuallynx8 said:If that’s the case, then the claim that we pay the highest taxes is simply inaccurate. Don't get me wrong—that isn't to say I'm an advocate for our current tax system (those who follow my posts know exactly where I stand on that matter 😁), but there are certainly nations with much heavier burdens. Take Sweden, for instance. Their state income tax can climb as high as 55%, and on top of that, employers have to shell out an additional 31.42% in contributions beyond the base salary 😁 (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...qANvoQ&cad=rja)

I'm not entirely sure if our taxes are actually the highest, but I do know that a specific car model costs us about 94 $0.00 while in Norway it goes for 200 $0.00. Maybe that's saying something?!

From what I’ve been able to dig up online regarding the situation in the US, there are roughly 160 million employed people compared to about 60 million retirees. Given how messy things can get—and considering we have such a "highly capable" administration in charge—I wouldn't be entirely surprised if that ratio eventually drifted toward 1:1. I guess I'm just wondering what kind of economy could actually sustain a system like that? Specifically, what would a country like the US need to do to keep this whole thing afloat without everything just collapsing one day??