Reply #129: and you'd rather pay the same amount here, where the difference is

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it's not called a "tax" and you get lower quality service? Between premiums, deductibles, and many other expenses, I'd be hard pressed to find people here that don't spend as much or more of their income on cost of living stuff, but it's not called a tax.

Also, in our country we somehow believe it is more patriotic to pass along the ecological and societal damages, along with all of that cost, to our progeny.

You make it sound as if Norwegians are all taxed to the point of living in cardboard boxes, which is something I've yet to notice.

Go USA! Woo!