Originally Posted by woj

education isn't "free" anywhere in the world... in those other countries, you pay for it through higher taxes.... so you graduate as for example an engineer, get a job making $80k/year... in the US, you would pay perhaps 25% tax and end up with $60k/year.... in those other countries, you pay $45% and end up with $44k so you have $16k/year less for your entire life... hardly a good deal...


I just looked up Sweden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Sweden

"31% + 25%: above 615,700 kr (88,180 USD and up)"

56% tax rate