Reply to Asking husband if it's okay to order certain dishes at dinner

Forum Index » Relationship Discussion (non-explicit)

Reply to "Asking husband if it's okay to order certain dishes at dinner"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]if he got flustefred it means they had a fight about money and shes just needling him. I hope you ignored. A lot of people are stressed over money these days. I just moved to europe and cant believe how absolutely CHEAP everything is comparatively.  the scandanavian countries are like 20 percent cheaper for everything and they havnet gotten cheaper, the US has just gotten so insanely expensive.  [/quote]

Scandinavian countries pay over 50% tax rate. [/quote]

No, restaurant tax in Sweden is 25%, but certain things are taxed lower at 12% and 6%, like nonalcoholic drinks and vegetables. Personal property tax is 50% in some regions, it varies. It usually averages 20-35%. 
[b]But man, they get what they pay for![/b] [/quote]
This is the difference. Europeans pay higher taxes, but they also get functioning government services. I pay a lot of tax in the US and get little that directly benefits me on a daily basis in return.[/quote]

I am honestly curious what items the person purchased in Norway/Sweden/Denmark/Finland that were significantly cheaper than the US.  I know alcohol and gasoline aren't...but just wondering how restaurant meals, grocery prices, etc. compare.

What I find completely confounding in the US is the resistance to some kind of socialized/single pay medicine.  For some reason, the employee-portion of the healthcare premium (or the ACA premium for some of us) is not considered a "tax" even though it comes out of your paycheck each month and functions just like a tax.  You get the added "benefit" of often high co-pays, high deductibles, etc.  The US has healthcare deserts just like many places in Canada, yet nobody in any other country ever declares bankruptcy due to healthcare bills...yet those are the #1 cause of personal bankruptcy in the US.

You also have plenty of employers that would love to get out of the business of providing health insurance as well.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics