While all that is true, I discussed with a pal at the weekend how much
of his actually salary (percentage wise) he gets to spend compared to
mine and I pay a lot less out even though I get paid more, its not all
roses here though with houses, beer food etc being much more expensive
- though not camera's.
I used to use the quote everything is banned in switzerland unless it is
allowed while in the UK everything is allowed unless its banned, however
things have changed and the I don't think you can say that about the UK
any more - I am not sure if that applies to the USA and Canada (damn I
wish I had got my Canadian passport when I had the chance).
>> even lower in switzerland :-)
> ... where there's no social health care, and health insurance is mandatory
> and not at all cheap. (Unless you compare it to the US, which is hardly fair,
> the US having the highest-cost health care in the world by nearly a factor of
> two.)
>
> Besides, it may be true that the Swiss Federal tax is among the lowest in the
> developed world, but the canton and gemeinde tax really narrows the gap.
>
> And then there's the annual tax on bicycles, on radios, on television, on
> roller blades...
>
> In Switzerland, anything that is not mandatory is not allowed, and that which
> is mandatory is also taxed... :-)
>
>
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