• Iampossiblyatwork@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Some of the biggest hurdles I see are the double income tax and the fact that many Americans are used to a 30yr fixed rate mortgage which is profoundly not a thing in the rest of the world.

    • DaChrissy@lemm.ee
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      2 days ago

      Are the taxes deducted straight from your paycheck? Ive heard of that before. Complete bullshit from the US. If its not taken directly from my paycheck I will not give them anything. The IRS is too slow to do anything. It took them over 2 years to send me a tax return. Unless the IRS is missing out on serious cash from you they won’t do much.

      • espentan@lemmy.world
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        Yes, taxes are deducted directly from your paycheck. For the average, employed person taxes aren’t something you think about, in the sense that there’s nothing you need to do. Once a year you are asked to look over the numbers, and if needed make changes to e.g. property values etc., then you press the “ok” button and you’re good for another year.