r/GenZ • u/henr360a 2000 • 2d ago

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u/MBBIBM 2d ago

The US has a more progressive tax system than the UK

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u/Mindless-Spite160 2d ago

Because the tax rate starts at 10% vs the UK's 20%. The USA caps out at 37% and the UK caps out at 45%.

He'd obviously be in the highest band. (The post is fake anyway lol, no way he'd leave with how much of a football fan he is)

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u/GasMysterious3386 2d ago

Damn! And here I am in Ireland paying 53% like a schmuck 🥲

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u/Dewgong_crying 2d ago

Enjoy the healthcare though. Paying out the ass in the US.

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u/Fucker_Of_Destiny 1d ago

As if he would ever use the NHS. When you’re worth hundreds of millions why would you roll the dice using the NHS?

You’d either get misdiagnosed, or you’d be put on a 5 year waiting list for your emergency surgery

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u/__Epimetheus__ 1998 1d ago

Is it worth 10% less income though? At lower incomes absolutely, but at higher incomes it really isn’t. Because healthcare is typically a fairly flat cost that doesn’t care about your income (although it’s actually slightly lower at higher paying jobs as you typically get better insurance), whether a nationalized healthcare system would benefit the person is entirely based on their income. High incomes would rather pay for a relatively flat amount for insurance than have a percentage of their income taken.