Miscellaneous Forum

Earlier today I was in line at a retail store and a 20 something Russian guy was being trained by a co worker. He was asking questions about how much take hime pay he would get on his payroll check.

Russian: What percent of my check do I take home?
Co-worker: Depends if your single, married, or have kids. Around 75-80%.
R: ouch!
Co-worker: Then they take out some more for health insurance.
R: Serious?? How do you live on whats left??
Co-worker #2: Its the land of opportunity. You'll do fine.
Everybody: <Laughing>

As I was leaving, he said this was his first job in America.

If I were to get a job in your country, How would this conversation have gone?

Employee: How do I get paid?

Boss: Comrade, in the peoples republic, we do not need burgoise inventions like money.

E: But how shall I feed my family?

B: Do like everybody else, take some merchandise home with you.

E: But boss, the only merchandise the store has today are shoes.

B: You will have to learn to trade, Comrade.

E: And they are all lefts, not one right!

B: Then take lots of them.

In the former Soviet Union, the general thought was:

You can pretend to work, and we'll pretend to pay you.

Soviet Union??? I was talking about Santa Monica!

sorry, Christmas is over AND my name ain't Monica!!! ;o))

In Australia it is easy:

A third for tax (Including Social & Health)
A third for rent or Housing repayments.
A third for living.

Works out to a very comfortable existence for most.

In Malta it is difficult:

15% for Income Tax.
10% Social and Health.
Half for food and Petrol.
The rest on housing.

Making hard living for the average.

In the United Arab Emirates:

Well, you will pay around 65% of your salary on rent... that's until your landlord decides to increase the rent by about 30% and forces you to leave and look for another place.

You'll probably end-up sharing an old, run-down house with another 8 strangers to save on cost. About 25% of your salary goes on food, transport, etc.

The remaining 10% you'll need for passport pictures and numerous new forms, fees and regulations for the ever-changing immigration laws and labour laws.

Me personally:

I'm on a government disability pension. Its not taxed. but here's where my money goes every month.

housing 60%
food 25%
transportation 10%
medical 2%