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Old 04-09-2008, 01:53 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by garysher View Post
Are you including all the hidden taxes you pay to subsidise other people's health insurance?

As a self-employed business owner I pay more than 40% including SS.

And I have to buy health insurance on top of that!

Just comparing tax rates is misleading.
I also wonder, too, what else do they have that's free?

I'm not too sure about Australia, but another poster said that in Denmark, with a 40% tax burden, not only is healthcare free, but higher education is also.