Canada is a good compromise, a little bit of socialism and a little bit of the US free market system, and while we do have higher gas prices vs most of the US, depending on what state one is in, may end up paying less overall taxes in Canada, and the added benefit of not paying through the nose for health care, which is of course not free, but way cheaper then the US.
I spent my first 25 years in California, and now have spent the last 14 years in British Columbia, and my income tax burden is lower here vs what it would be in California, and in California I would have the joy of paying who knows how much for health care.
Yes sales tax is higher then anywhere in the US, but eh there is a GST rebate for those who are not high income earner, and various other credits and what not.
The US isn't as low tax as people think it is, and you get way less for your tax dollars.
And the US overreaches with it's tax laws, I have not lived nor worked in the US for 14 years, yet every June I have to make sure I have filed my tax return with the IRS to report my foreign earned income, and I have to watch out where I invest and what kind of retirement plans I have to avoid issues with US tax man, its really silly how the US tries to tax people not living or working in the US, but happen to have US Citizenship.
Crazy and confusing tax system in the US.
I spent my first 25 years in California, and now have spent the last 14 years in British Columbia, and my income tax burden is lower here vs what it would be in California, and in California I would have the joy of paying who knows how much for health care.
Yes sales tax is higher then anywhere in the US, but eh there is a GST rebate for those who are not high income earner, and various other credits and what not.
The US isn't as low tax as people think it is, and you get way less for your tax dollars.
And the US overreaches with it's tax laws, I have not lived nor worked in the US for 14 years, yet every June I have to make sure I have filed my tax return with the IRS to report my foreign earned income, and I have to watch out where I invest and what kind of retirement plans I have to avoid issues with US tax man, its really silly how the US tries to tax people not living or working in the US, but happen to have US Citizenship.
Crazy and confusing tax system in the US.
Those of you living the England (and the rest of Europe) have no one to blame for your sky high taxes but yourselves. Margaret Thatcher once said that “The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.” Britons want free health care, well someone has to pay for it, Brits want and want and want.
Then you (Brits) get sky high taxes on everything, give up what you Brits think is free and pay for it directly. Here in the United States most people want low taxes, and we are not socialist by nature. Stop complaining about your sky high gas and diesel prices and demand from your government MP to lower the taxes.
By-the-way I have lived in England for a time, yes I was on an American Base, still I have personal experience with your system. Nothing is Free in life, you can either pay one way or another. Either work to change it or suck it up and pay.
Personally I have contacted both of my U.S. Senators and my congressman, I have also written the Texas Governor regarding the Sales Tax ruling and expressed my concerns and offered at least some solutions.
What have you done in England?
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