I bet in the UK more then 50% of people pay taxes. I also bet less get more back then they ever made. That having been said I know I likely sound like a jerk but if you pay taxes in the US you are paying 36% of the economy to be in the government and 50% of people to pay nothing.
I hope my single is shipping out soon. As I can't wait to have something efficient to make some coin.
i don't understand what your saying. if in your 50% not paying taxes, you include ridiculously wealthy individuals who pay a far far smaller percentage of their income, than yes. or are you saying 50% of working age americans don't pay taxes? i would be very interested in a link to a reliable source for that.
push comes to shove, the UK has a higher standard of education, has a healthier population with a longer life expectancy (which can be directly linked to everyone having access to healthcare), a higher percentage of the population going onto higher education, and takes care of their elderly after they lose the ability to support themselves.
for roughly the same amount of an average middle class income percentage wise, we get an incredibly large military spread across the globe.
personally i'd prefer my money provided myself, my family and my fellow citizens with healthcare and college than the tanks and soldiers.
there is this false theory that the mega rich are the job creators. that's just false. small business is the giant economic engine of this country. i don't want them to pay anything extra. i want them to pay the same percentage of their income as everyone else, which they absolutely do not do.
I like what I see ! 
