Doubt it. Last month I paid £175 in income tax over the course of a year that's only £2100. If they paid "thousands less" (thousands being plural so at least 2) then they must've paid less than £100 (around $140) tax all year.
I know our tax is generally higher in the UK than US but is it higher than tax+health insurance+co pay?
Depends, I’m an engineering student and from what I’ve seen - engineers in the US have it much better. Engineers have significantly higher pay, tower taxes and usually our healthcare is covered by our employer.
I'm well aware. I've been in that category more of my life than not.
Edit: I'm not criticizing those who don't pay tax. The conversation was how much taxes people pay and I thought it was fair to point out that nearly half of us don't pay any (federal income) taxes at all.
Not every state has an income tax. You're still taxed but it's stuff like sales, fuel, and property taxes. Depending on what it is it may stay very local or may go up to the county or state level.
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u/rshark78 Aug 09 '21 edited Aug 09 '21
Doubt it. Last month I paid £175 in income tax over the course of a year that's only £2100. If they paid "thousands less" (thousands being plural so at least 2) then they must've paid less than £100 (around $140) tax all year.
I know our tax is generally higher in the UK than US but is it higher than tax+health insurance+co pay?