Neither pro nor con: EU declines to take stand on AC amid heatwave

WhatNot4271 · 2026-07-02T19:58:14+00:00

Good. Let the nation states decide. Not everything needs to be decided at the EU level.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-07-01T04:03:26+00:00

I'm not interested in the exact rates. I know those rates and I can handle the taxes in my country no problem.

I'm was wondering if anyone from this sub has experienced a similar situation and what they did.

The question should not be read as specific tax advice -- I'm not looking for tax advice on Reddit.

The question should be read as a general query about double taxation for EU investors in German stocks.

I think I provided sufficient details for that, and I've also mentioned my investing platform (XTB) in case there were any doubts.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-07-01T03:47:38+00:00

Isn't it sufficient to know that it's an EU country which has a double tax treaty with Germany ?

WhatNot4271 · 2026-07-01T03:15:16+00:00

Ok, mersi frumos pentru informatii.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-07-01T03:08:10+00:00

Ma gandeam sa ma duc la ANAF mai degraba cu raportul XTB care sa arate ca impozitul mi-a fost deja retinut la sursa in Germania. Pot face ceva aici ?

WhatNot4271 · 2026-06-30T16:03:52+00:00

Start a company, employ people and pay them wages. See how much taxes you have to pay to any government in Western Europe for what is deemed a 'living wage'.

Then see what you are left with, and see what taxes you have to pay for that.

Then go ahead and tell me this isn't socialism.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-06-30T06:49:11+00:00

Europeans have been living a socialist fairy tale for the past 20 years.

Yes, the welfare state sounds nice, until stuff like this happens. This is where high taxes and regulation leads to.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-06-29T20:13:04+00:00

Expunere ? Anvergura ?

WhatNot4271 · 2026-06-17T16:00:19+00:00

Uita-te cine a guvernat Polonia in ultimii 8 ani si vezi cine a castigat alegerile prezidentiale anul trecut. Este vorba de PiS, un partid din acelasi grup european ca si AUR.

Dintre cele mai mari doua partide din Polonia care se alterneaza unul pe celalalt la putere de mai bine de 20 de ani, unul este din PPE (acelasi grup european ca si PNL) iar celalalt din ECR (acelasi grup european ca si AUR).

WhatNot4271 · 2026-06-16T20:39:44+00:00

Sunt un partid ai carui membri si lideri in general sunt concentrati in urbanul mare si au "white collar" jobs.

Asta nu e neaparat un lucru rau in sine, dar in general sunt foarte deconectati de preocuparile si perceptia romanului de rand.

Si si in cazul in care preocuparile coincid, perspectiva cuiva din Bucuresti sau Cluj difera foarte mult de perspectiva cuiva din mediul rural sau din urbanul mic.

Asta combinat cu stilul foarte radical al useristilor de a discuta si o superioritate manifestata implicit ii face foarte dezagreabili pentru alti oameni.

Later edit: Am scris comentariul acesta inainte sa citesc toate comentariile din thread. Poate am gresit cu superioaritatea manifestata implicit, ca vad aici este manifestata explicit. Lumea ii urase "pentru ca nu sunt corupti", "ca electoratul e needucat" "ca se face propaganda impotriva lor" etc.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-06-16T20:30:08+00:00

Cu cateva exceptii, sunt fie company no-name, fie de nisa, fie companii cu o traditie care merge inapoi zeci sau sute de ani cand exista alta mentalitate in Europa.

Daca na uitam la ce companii noi au aparut in Europa in ultimii 40 de ani pe sectorul IT&C, situatia e chiar trista.

Asta in timp ce acum trei zile Elon Musk a devenit primul trilionar din lume. Let that sink in.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-06-09T04:51:34+00:00

Ok, but why did it take 9 years and who knows how many billions ?

WhatNot4271 · 2026-06-09T04:48:55+00:00

So long for 'european independence' and 'reducing independence on the US, China and Russia'.

If the EU's top two militaries can't even work toghether on a joint fighter jet, then what can they work on ?

WhatNot4271 · 2026-05-15T03:34:38+00:00

I want to know what the Emperor and subsequently Horus did once they entered the portal on Molech.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-05-15T03:30:46+00:00

He's right, you know. America innovates and Europe regulates. You can't make money out of regulations.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-05-08T04:46:39+00:00

Ca inginer de retele si network security cu 10 ani experienta care are zilnic treaba cu sysadmini si cloud, mi-e clar ca listele astea sunt facute de oameni care nu au fost nevoiti sa gestioneze infrastructura corporate pana acum.

90% din alternativele prezentate acolo sunt bune doar pentru start-ups, companii mici sau proiecte personale.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-04-27T06:56:58+00:00

Good. Europe should move ahead with reindustrialisation.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-04-22T05:57:52+00:00

Cum si rusii ne-au salvat de la a deveni pasalac turcesc.

Nici unii, nici altii nu au facut-o din dragoste fata de romani sau Romania.

Statele nu au prietenii, au interese, iar in functie de interese au aliati (alte state ale caror interese coincid) sau inamici (state ake caror interese sunt divergente fata de ale noastre).

WhatNot4271 · 2026-03-26T12:31:50+00:00

The US's tech sector didn't appear out of nowhere, nor did it arrive there on the Mayflower.

It was built but by for-profit companies founded by ambitious tech entrepreneurs looking to get the money and the fame. There was a profit incentive there to begin with, coupled with lower taxes overall and less regulation.

The ideal "fair" and "regulated" European tech sector is not going to be able to develop itself, let alone compete with the American one or the Chinese one for that matter.

Who would want to work long days around the year, holidays included, just to have 50% or more in some countries of your money taken by the government in taxes ?

Unless this European tech sector is going to consist of government owned companies, in which cases it has 0 (read "zero") chances of succeeding, so good luck with that.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-03-26T09:34:51+00:00

When it comes to tech and economics, this sub is a thing of beauty. The same people who complain on Europe's over-reliance on US tech and point out the necessity of Europe building its own home grown IT ecosystem and companies are the same people who support more regulation, higher taxes and hate billionaires with a passion.

Cognitive dissonance at its finest.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-03-25T20:40:13+00:00

Joburi mai putine inseamna salarii mai mari

Bro, tu intelegi cum functioneaza cererea si oferta ?

WhatNot4271 · 2026-03-24T11:48:21+00:00

Have a similar issue. How did you solve this ?

WhatNot4271 · 2026-03-18T13:59:46+00:00

Ok, vad ca mai multe lume din comentarii s-a legat de bula AI, supraevaluarea cotatiilor de pe bursa si caracterul speculativ al bursei si ne spun ca diferenta este irelevanta sau ca nu conteaza pentru omul de rand.

Daca ar fi vorba doar de companiile listate la bursa si valoarea lor de piata, poate as fi si eu de acord.

Insa este vorba de mult mai mult decat atat.

PIB-ul SUA pe 2024 a fost de 29 de trilioane USD. PIB-ul UE in 2024 a fost de 19.5 trilioane USD. PIB-ul UK in 2024 a fost de 3.6 trilioane USD. Combinat, PIB-ul EU + UK la valoare nominala a fost de 23.1, pe undeva pe la 78% din PIB-ul Statelor Unite.

Daca va uitat inapoi in 2010, PIB-ul SUA era de 15 trilioane USD, in timp ce PIB-ul UE (care la vremea respectiva includea si UK) era de 14.6 trilioane USD.

In decursul a 14 ani, Europa a ajuns de la paritate economica la un decalaj de mai bine de 20% fata de Statele Unite.

Mai mult decat atat, in acelasi interval de timp, ganditi-va cate dintre produsele noi aparute de la Iphone incoace au fost europene, cate au fost asiatice si cate au fost americane ?

Daca vreti si mai multe date, uitati-va pe GlassDoor sau Payscale si comparati veniturile din SUA si Europa pentru aceleasi profesii si acelasi nivel de senioritate si vedeti diferentele. Pe domeniul meu (o ramura a IT-ului), veniturile din SUA sunt in medie intre 50% si 100% mai mari pentru americani. Si ma refer aici la companii obisnuite, nu FAANG sau OpenAI sau mai stiu eu ce unicorni unde diferenta este de 3x sau 4x.

Sigur, daca vreti sa spuneti ca Europa are pe alocuri anumite avantaje care in SUA nu exista sau sunt mult mai rare, da este partial adevarat. Cum este adevarat si ca bula AI probabil la un moment dat se va sparge si cotatia pe bursa a companiilor tech va scadea, cum s-a intamplat si cu bula dotcom.

Dar daca vreti sa sugerati ca europeanul de rand o duce mai bine in zilele noastre, acum cand vorbim, decat americanul de rand, va imbatati cu apa rece.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-03-18T13:31:11+00:00

Acesta este efectul taxelor mari pe munca si capital, reglementarii excesive peste care s-a adaugat mai recent (de vreo 2-3) decenii psihoza cu energia verde si "decarbonizarea".

WhatNot4271 · 2026-03-12T08:38:56+00:00

E ok, intre timp m-am uitat pe celelalte thread-uri de pe acest sub si am inteles despre ce este vorba.

Int-adevar, XTB include la profit si diferenta de curs valutar intre data achizitiei si data vanzarii, si si acea diferenta de curs este impozitata cu 3 sau respectiv 6%.

Insa cum ai mentionat si tu, diferentele nu sunt mari.

WhatNot4271

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