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Re:42 percent of new cancer patients lose their life savings by moonbug on Friday October 19, 2018 @03:45PM (#18259444)
Except that net US personal taxation isn't far off that found across the EU.
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Re:42 percent of new cancer patients lose their life savings by ravitation on Friday October 19, 2018 @03:54PM (#18259521)
Not only is it not far off, the practical personal tax rate is actually higher in the US than in several European countries. It's not as simple as "the US has lower taxes, and therefore fewer public benefits".
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Re:42 percent of new cancer patients lose their life savings by Agathos on Friday October 19, 2018 @04:09PM (#18259626)
Yeah, the US spends more on socialized medicine than anyone. Most of it goes through Medicare.
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Re:42 percent of new cancer patients lose their life savings by refurb on Friday October 19, 2018 @07:37PM (#18260858)
The EU varies a lot in personal tax rates.

The higher end of the EU is much higher than the US.

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