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Originally Posted by Voltigeur
Nup, Canada is a parliamentary democracy - as is Oz. I totally agree, btw, read what I wrote. If the avg US household "grossed up" their payments for healthcare etc the relevant tax rate would be an eye opener to many. I have this argument constantly at work ..
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SS both employer and employee pay
medicare/aid
income
local (state, county, city, real estate)
taxes fuel, energy, phone, cable
alcohol
tabacco
sales on most items
car registration
it adds up fast...
not to mention we are in hawk up to our necks, credit card debt, and no savings...and 50 mil w/o insurance and extremely expensive post HS education...and healthcare that ranks at the bottom of the list yet costs 2-3 times as much per capita...
we could learn from some of our neighbors around the world