to make things worse we pay tax from on our income, which for an us citizen would be killing (minimum 39%)
Which presumably pays for good free healthcare, education and pensions ?
Just since I happen to have my paystub here in front of me:
Federal income tax: 11%
Social Security tax: 6.1%
Medicare tax: 1.4%
NC State income tax: 6.6%
Medical insurance: 1.6%
Dental insurance: 0.2%
All together: 26.9%
And note that no medical service is free. I have to pay $30 for a simple doctor's visit. More complex things -- emergency room trips, surgeries -- can still cost hundreds or thousands of dollars even after the insurance is applied. And prescription drugs are not free, either. They generally range from $10 to $30 per medication per month for me, after insurance.
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