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Most high-skilled Europeans are happy to pay even high taxes, provided the government does a great job in return.

Drawn from what Pieter Levels said

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What Pieter Levels actually said

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    Pieter Levels 23 Aug 2026

    I think most high skilled Europeans are happy to pay (even high) taxes That is, if the government does a great job like Singapore or Dubai or Korea or Japan and most things work well You pay the government for a service and you get safe cities, great public services and great healthcare back

    Most high-skilled Europeans are happy to pay high taxes if the government does a great job like Singapore or Japanlevels.io

First recorded here 23 Aug 2026 · How quotes work

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