re: #316 Walter L. Newton

And what is the over all tax rate, total on an average family?

I already posted a link to that effect. Plus an anecdotal review of the actual difference in taxes paid in Switzerland, Germany the UK and the US. The bottom line is that taxes in the States are not as low as you think, and taxes in parts of Europe not as high as you suspect. Plus, based on personal experience, I would ten times rather have a surgical procedure in Switzerland or Germany than in some second tier hospitals in the US. And the qulity of care is at least equal to that in the States.