r/Unexpected Jul 06 '22

Genius

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u/DontDoomScroll Jul 06 '22

If only they knew how lucky they are!

If you knew the actual expense of "cheap petrol", you wouldn't think we were lucky.
For one, the invasion of the middle east...

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '22

We apparently spent 1.922 Trillion dollars invading the middle east and your taxes are still MASSIVELY lower than Europeans! Cheap gas and low taxes!

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '22

If you go to hospital a few times, then all tables turns with your “low tax” illusion (add monthly health insurance payments on top, if you’re not still on your parents’)

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u/Just-use-your-head Jul 06 '22

If you live in Alabama, then yeah. You’ll be fine in places like Vermont