America desperately needs more air traffic controllers

Re:America desperately needs more air traffic controllers by fefferkorn on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @01:49AM (#42944816)

But in other countries they dont need to pay so much for social system, insurance or healthcare, kindergarden and so on.. You can not always compare everything with money, when there is a lot around it.

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Re:America desperately needs more air traffic controllers by wqaatwt on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @10:37AM (#42950002)

Would you rather spend 10% of 50k on healthcare or 15% of 100k?

Also taxes are generally much higher in these countries as well.

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Re:America desperately needs more air traffic controllers by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @10:42AM (#42950106)

Taxes are usually higher, but not incredibly so. Healthcare spending is generally less for better results. Switzerland spends the most, although nowhere near what America spends, and is where Romney/heritage foundation got the mandatory health insurance idea from.

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Re:America desperately needs more air traffic controllers by wqaatwt on Friday February 07, 2025 @11:40AM (#42974661)

Well yes, Switzerland is pretty much the only place in Europe where income/wages are overall on par with those in the US (of course not in all sectors). Other countries are generally very poor in comparison.

> Taxes are usually higher, but not incredibly so

So again.. would you rather make 60k and pay 45% in taxes or make 100k and pay 35%?

> nowhere near what America spends

Sure, if you are above median higher will likely more than compensate the higher healthcare costs (unless you’re very unlucky of course).

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