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Personally, the VAT tax strikes me as a massive rip off. It is far too expensive. I understand that taxes are seen in a different light in Europe then they are in the US but I am thrilled to pay a lot less in the US then you folks do across Europe. I do understand that there are benefits to the higher taxes (the maternity leave would be nice) and that people in the US are responsible for providing more of their own health care and educational expenses.
I also think that those higher taxes and the expectations that they create are starting to cause some serious problems across the EU as people are more and more upset that the government will not be providing as many services and that the cost of things like education are on the rise.
Neither system is perfect but my god is the VAT high.
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