I heard my Swedish cousin complain plenty about her tax rates when she came to California (!) for a shopping spree.

I'd be very surprised if nobody in Sweden complained about their tax levels - I was just commenting that in the cases where I have been in Sweden (talking to senior well educated people in good jobs) they emphasize the good things, like paternity leave, rather than complaining about tax levels.

I complain about it all the time, but then again I'm not a employee and I see what I pay in taxes. Which is roughly double what employees "think" they pay in taxes. To use a swedish phrase, it's so "fiffigt ordnat" that half the taxes you pay doesn't show up on the income declaration.

I'm fully aware of the total amount my employer pays every month, and I don't mind it one bit because I know how much it helps others.