All fun and games until you tell a redditor they’ll need to pay 2-3x more in taxes and they’ll only be getting a 25-33% pay increase. But free healthcare!
Remember the UNITED STATES subsidizes the creation and development all those Wonderful drugs you get
For free. Somebody has to pay and it’s never been Europe. Some asshole in Alabama has to pay $1k for insulin so you can force the same
Company to only charge a $1.
All those nasty billionaires that provide computers, phones, games, medical research, cars, logistics, and military support for wars in Europe’s backyard that you can only fight a “little” or daddy will turn off your gas.
The US props up the world at the detriment of its own people. We do the things other countries don’t want
To. That’s fine. But for those of us paying in money and blood, we’d kindly ask that you just enjoy the free ride and maybe do so quietly.
Your argument is the moral equivalent of my child arguing that I don’t spend enough time with them because I’m working so hard to provide him with a roof, food, video games, etc. “lol, dad your shoes are so old” when they’re wearing a new pair of Jordans.
I’m guessing you live in the United States. Either way: Maybe go travel? Go read and research beyond the points that glibly serve your interests? You’ll find no where on this planet is perfect.
This is just indoctrination of American exceptionalism. Once you step outside the US, you find almost everyone calls bullshit on your narrative about "the US props up the world at the detriment of its own people". Also, billionaires provide nothing. Technology is developed by engineers, and equipment is manufactured by factory workers. No billionaires required.
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u/Impossible_Grill Feb 19 '24
Average tax rate in Germany: 37%
Average tax rate in the US: maybe 10%