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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC
Um, you're talking to a taxed-up-the-wazoo New Yorker here... In my tax bracket, between federal, state and entitlements, my take home pay is barely 60%! And that doesn't include the other taxes I have to pay- sales tax, property tax, etc. I suspect that people in the UK don't have to pay that large a percentage of their income in taxes. Also, I am lucky to get health insurance through work, but I know that I would easily pay over $1000 per month if I needed to open my own individual policy with minimal coverage/high deductible.
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I would imagine some do but I'm not totally clued up on the figures. Maybe another Brit on here is
Edit: Well I've just been informed that certain tax payers would pay much more with N.I. and that our sales tax is higher