[Jiggly]

Sales tax is 20% in my country.

That's extreme.

It's half of that In my country, and I thought that was bad enough.

Then again, you have to remember we don't have to pay as much for other things. We aren't paying for healthcare as standard for a start (unless you choose to go private), as our world-class social healthcare is covered by taxes. We have a lot of employee protections too, compared to nations like the states. Statutory sick pay, maternity/paternity pay and time off, and vacation/holiday days are all significantly better than what's on offer in the US.

However, as far as I've understood in the past, Australia is far superior on that front than the UK, right? It's common for us brits to look at the aussies (our nearest comparative English-speaking nation outside America) with a longing sigh xD