The majority of americans on a low salary pay 33% in taxes Vegas.

the refund is a small difference based on what they claim for such as young children, education, interest based mortgages.

The difference being that for 48% taxes for anyone over 35k- 100k pounds will have streets repaired, areas and parks kept up, a brilliant free health service for all members of the family working or not working. And often council tax helps fix up the outside of houses and regenerate cities!

In america we have houses falling apart! No help from the goverment. Mental cases walking the streets with no where to live. Children sleeping in cars or extremely rough areas with lots of roaches. Only a few druggies can actually get the methodone they need. People with disabilities suffer from access to proper housing. And if we see any regeneration it is always in the more affluent areas where the people living there can afford not to use our tax dollars.

I vote for the UK/canada/social system anyday over the american dream!

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi