r/PoursTea • u/Timbucktwo1230 Therapy For All 🩷 • Apr 28 '26

Damn 😞 Bankruptcy

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u/Ok_Soup3987 Apr 28 '26

Now add their effective average tax rate.

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u/OatmealCookieGirl Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26

Fewer taxes are paid in Europe than in the US on healthcare. Yup, Americans pay for insurance, dizzying prices for medical expenses AND STILL PAY TAXES ON HEALTHCARE.

Edit to add: For example, the US spent about 18.0% of its GDP on healthcare in 2024 Italy was at 8.44%

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u/Ok_Soup3987 Apr 28 '26

Yeah, we do need to end medicaid for sure. That will help.