1. Possibly, but we do pay for our national health service in taxes. It is not a free service. We pay a high income tax, which looking at charts, seems to be a lot higher than yours. We also pay VAT on every item, which is a hell of a lot more than what you pay.
2. We pay for childcare, and while in some cases, like if you are in full time education, it's paid for, for everyone else - no chance. And it's incredibly expensive.
4. Yes, America is bigger, but there are plenty of people dependant on cars here as well. We have just as much problems with our railservice - and it's a very expensive service, and many people live in the countryside, with no form of public transport. Parking at the station costs at least £3 a day ($5.58). Many people work in London, and the price for a daily travel pass a year is around £4000 ($7,443.03).
Our housing prices are appalling. In London, the average cost of a detached house is £466,011 ($866,718) and in the UK in general seems to be £208,435 ($387,662.99). The average house in the US is around £99,411.55 ($185000).
We pay a lot more for our individual goods. We often pay around the same amount for goods, like, £10 here and $10 there, but that means we are paying a lot more for it. Which is why when people in the UK go to the US, they buy shit loads of CDs, DVDs etc. Your electrial goods seem to be a damn sight cheaper as well, as well as food.
no subject
2. We pay for childcare, and while in some cases, like if you are in full time education, it's paid for, for everyone else - no chance. And it's incredibly expensive.
4. Yes, America is bigger, but there are plenty of people dependant on cars here as well. We have just as much problems with our railservice - and it's a very expensive service, and many people live in the countryside, with no form of public transport. Parking at the station costs at least £3 a day ($5.58). Many people work in London, and the price for a daily travel pass a year is around £4000 ($7,443.03).
Our housing prices are appalling. In London, the average cost of a detached house is £466,011 ($866,718) and in the UK in general seems to be £208,435 ($387,662.99). The average house in the US is around £99,411.55 ($185000).
We pay a lot more for our individual goods. We often pay around the same amount for goods, like, £10 here and $10 there, but that means we are paying a lot more for it. Which is why when people in the UK go to the US, they buy shit loads of CDs, DVDs etc. Your electrial goods seem to be a damn sight cheaper as well, as well as food.
People in America are not hard done by.