On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 6:32 PM, Pete Theisen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All discussions are useless, don't change the subject! Let me put it > another way: After taxes, can the euro-slaves really claim to have any > money left to live comfortable lives? Understanding "comfortable" as > including such things as food, shelter, clothing and whatever they have > to pay for healthcare?
Of course. But then we're all in IT, earn above averages wages so not a good sample... It's difficult to compare cost of living between countries. I think salaries tend to be higher in the Western Europe than the US, but we pay higher taxes. Housing (renting or buying) is very high here in the UK, especially in the South East. Groceries I think are similar. The price of petrol/diesel is much higher in the EU (but then I don't own a car so I don't care). Out of interest what is an average figure in the US for medical insurance? I don't pay a penny as it's deducted from my salary at source (which covers me for pretty much everything). To confuse matters, the 'National Insurance' taxs I pay doesn't necessarily pay for medical cover. Apparently the majority goes to state pensions. Taxes on cigarettes and alcohol are big contributes (which isn't such a bad idea really!). -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
