I'd rather pay more income tax and live in a society that values libraries than pay less and live in a society that values only its guns.
If only moving was feasible
We pay just as much tax as they do, just not in a check to the IRS on April 15. I’d rather write the check.
I hate the stress and private expense of all the things that are on me as an individual (summer childcare, etc).
Not much more. And Scandinavians actually benefit from the taxes they pay.
In the US, our tax money goes to support the military-industrial complex, to bail out banks, and to subsidize oil and gas companies while they enjoy record profits.
I moved from the US to Spain and file taxes in both. While income taxes are higher in Spain, health care costs so much lower that overall I save money by living in Spain. Property taxes are significantly lower and Spain too. Spain isn’t as great with services as Finland but it is better than the US.
Not that much more, for most of us. I did the math once and we personally would have paid 2% more, but gotten healthcare, which eats like 20% of what we make. So.
