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Scotland also pays more taxes. 20% for middle income, 40%+ for higher income (£46k+) If you make approximately the same (40k) in the US it’s 10% to 10k then 22% to 40k. However - the us tax rate doesn’t go up again until 95k, and then it’s only 24% for income above that, (more brackets follow, but…) and never even makes it above 37% earning above a half million a year.
Americans pay way less in income tax overall.
Edit: and get way less services for it, plus get fucked when it comes to medical costs, education costs, etc.
Not sure if I came across sounding like I support getting screwed by supporting Big Pharma’s profits and shareholders or something.
And? The American taxes added with the costs of insurance, prescriptions, hospital bills etc greatly outsize the "cost" of Scotlands tax - which already includes all of the above
And?
Not sure what your point is. Scotland pays more in tax, but gets the same services Americans do for cheaper than Americans pay out in tax plus medical expenses in your statement?
I said we pay less in tax according to the approximated brackets I posted. Those brackets were from a 2023 tax site. Not sure what you’re trying to argue.
I read your edit and yes, you did kinda come off as being "USA! USA!, fuck taxes!". Anyway, I guess we agree
Fair enough.