Well
See, what I was looking for was whether DFM had facts behind his US=40%, EU=60-70% or whether he just pulled them out of his bahookie as per usual.
You only get to 60-70% in Sweden if you include payroll tax. Never thought of that as an income tax before, but I can see some of the reasoning behind it - guess you have to assume that your employer would pay it all to you rather than the government.....
If you include it in US, then depending what state you live in you're probably way over 40%........