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petercooper on Jan 29, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why I Left Google

I'm usually bearish about the realities of living in the UK but I've suddenly gained 1000 gratefulness points after reading this. Barring crazy gas prices and 20% VAT I don't pay much (if any) more in direct taxes here than I would in the US and I don't have to worry about paying a bean for my family's healthcare (except dental - out of choice).

te_chris on Jan 30, 2011 [–]

Yeah pretty much this for NZ. I read that thinking "Man, I'm glad I don't have that risk for being self-employed". I also have private health insurance, but it costs me $11 a fortnight, so I get the best benefits of the public system AND private insurance for doctors visits and elective surgery.

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