Comparatively, yes, they have been for much of recent history. Even so, that is exorbitant. Their GDP per capita has also been plummeting the last several years.
So what. Everbody pays 40-50 % taxes. Dont matter how much i earn, atleast 40 % go to taxes, beacuse of free health care and school. And our prices is sky high. Milk is between 1, and 1,5 US dollar. Bread can be up to 3 or 4 US dollar. So 100 US $ is still high.
How muhc in the US? If you came to Denamrk you be my b1tch ***. Ofcourse we have free health care. We take care of eachother that is how whole our system is build on. Not like USA where everybody takes care of them selv. And people say Socialisme is bad.
But then again our pirzes is sky high and the taxes we pay are between 40 & 50 %. SO you do the math.