Re:One million cancel broadband as living costs rise (UK)
by Retric on Thursday May 18, 2023 @01:45PM
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If you’re making 50k, paying or not paying health insurance matters.
The US suffers from both a high tax burden and poor services. We just tend to nickel and dime our taxes more but it doesn’t really matter if you’re paying 1$ to the feds in income taxes, pay 1$ to use a state’s toll road, or 1$ to a “fee” your town tacks on the water bill.
Looking at total government spending as a percentage of GDP doesn’t show differences in services but it does show just what it all costs.
The US suffers from both a high tax burden and poor services. We just tend to nickel and dime our taxes more but it doesn’t really matter if you’re paying 1$ to the feds in income taxes, pay 1$ to use a state’s toll road, or 1$ to a “fee” your town tacks on the water bill.
Looking at total government spending as a percentage of GDP doesn’t show differences in services but it does show just what it all costs.