@newt @kaia @eal Yeah, slightly higher than even Germany. However they actually seem to do shit with it mostly properly (not talking about current right-wingers), the infrastructure is good etc.
That's better than, for example, in countries with lower taxes but absolute garbage living conditions like the US. Or, well, Germany with high taxes and 20th-century infrastructure rotting away.
@newt @kaia @eal I have a strong suspicion that's not the sole reason for expensive property, given it's that way almost anywhere including countries with little to no regulation or taxes.
Also please, I'm from Germany, sharing a too-tiny apartment with a friend so she ain't on the street, living off of too little money that's doomed to be reduced or cut in the future because fuck the poor I guess, with rotting public transport. Tell me more about how awful your country is. 🍿
Currently I live in a much better place, having an almost 80sqm place to myself and myself only while paying a lot less taxes than I would in the Netherlands.
The principle of supply and demand in the presence of taxes and government regulation (which is effectively another form of tax) is very simple: if you tax something, you get less of it. The reason you get so little money is because most of it is taken away by your government in the form of taxes, either direct (income taxes, VAT) or indirect (fuel tariffs, import tariffs, various licences and certifications, etc). If you want to have more money, tax evasion is a skill that can be learned.
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