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42% income tax kicks in at income of mere 67k. Why work at all?



The thing is, due to social policies and supplemental payments, there is close to no difference in net income when working part time as opposed to working full time. We have a part time epidemic in Germany, and economists have already begun rattling swords to decrease part time work possibilities in the future.




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