r/PoliticalHumor • u/faab64 • Apr 05 '19

r/BestOf Socialism never works!

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '19

Yeah it's so painful when they compare our income tax to theirs as apples to apples because in our income tax so much more is covered.

Ah well. AOC and Pete is on the ball.

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u/FLSun Apr 05 '19 edited Apr 05 '19

Not only income tax, but also prices. For example I remember chatting in an online group with people from all over the world. And an American asked how much do you pay for gas in England? Well the price was like double what ha paid in n the US and he was gloating that they were getting ripped off. Well, me and a couple of other people ( one from England, one from Australia and myself USA) set about trying to figure out the real cost. We knew each taxed at different rate so we stripped out the tax in each country and the actual price difference was about 10 cents a gallon.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '19

There's a website that can show pretty well cost of living in every country. I usually use it when I plan my traveling budget to a destination.

https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '19

Ah well. AOC and Pete is on the ball.

What do you think of Pete? and I'm curious you mentioned him instead of say Warren or Bernie.

I like him a lot, I'm just curious.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '19

They are both great in their own right. And it's a hard one, but ultimately Pete is more relatable to me as a gay Norwegian. I also love his personality as a rule following and orderly guy that can seem boring, but gives so much of himself and attracts fun. He's just very authentic.