Why Should Americans Be Grateful for $137 Insulin? Germans Get It for $55

Re:Why Should Americans Be Grateful for $137 Insulin? German... by marvin on Friday March 22, 2019 @08:25AM (#19461843)

It’s not a 1:1 comparison at all. E.g. income taxes i Norway and the USA are very similar, but total taxation is much higher than this in Norway due to a huge number of hidden taxes and fees.

Lots of proponets of our system avoid mentioning this when comparing, but it is dishonest and gives an incomplete picture. Total taxation in Norway is 50-75% of gross pay, for an average employee (of which only 50% are employed in the private sector).

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Re:Why Should Americans Be Grateful for $137 Insulin? German... by NeedMoreTea on Friday March 22, 2019 @08:31AM (#19461888)

By the same token, comparing overall taxation isn't a 1:1 match either when comparing against places where some of those are either a tax on employers or a directly purchased service.

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