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Americans pay 24.6% of their salary in income taxes and social security, allowing them to take home about 75% of their gross pay.
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I take issue with "take home".
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when you compare the American tax burden to other developed nations, the numbers don't look so bad.
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...except you can probably double that tax rate if you consider what people pay for medical insurance a tax.
and for those of us that pay child support and contribute to retirement accounts the "take home" pay can be quite small indeed. My check is 41% of my wage. After the mortgage gets paid that leaves about 400 to pay all the other bills with. Good thing the wife makes a bit on Ebay.