Now taxes are the weird one, it's kinda an internal guesstimate you make when buying something, as sales tax is different in every state. Most is around 5% some states dont even have sales tax. Kinda just do that rough math in your head, you dont get surprised by taxes, just add 5+/-% to your purchase for a guess. Everyone pays by card so at least you arent penny pinching the exact change in money.
Other countries got to realize that america is a federation, 50 states with their own buisness and similar laws and taxes working together federally. It's more similar to the EU structure than an individual country. We just dont declare was on eachother (only happened like twice)
So our healthcare, education, taxes, and state buisness can very widly between states. Dont have to oversee greeces education board do you? Pretty much the same power as Texas has over california. Pretty much non existant besides complain. All we share is our founding documents and the joint acknowledgment that we are all apart of the federal decisionmaking. Which is also why our 3 branches and elections look so messed up in comparison to simpler countries. Because it is. States are more powerful than the individual but the individual decides who runs the state. Dont like how your state runs the show, elect someone else or move.
Do Americans really not put butter on their sandwiches?
↑ View this comment's parent
← View full post
Now taxes are the weird one, it's kinda an internal guesstimate you make when buying something, as sales tax is different in every state. Most is around 5% some states dont even have sales tax. Kinda just do that rough math in your head, you dont get surprised by taxes, just add 5+/-% to your purchase for a guess. Everyone pays by card so at least you arent penny pinching the exact change in money.
Other countries got to realize that america is a federation, 50 states with their own buisness and similar laws and taxes working together federally. It's more similar to the EU structure than an individual country. We just dont declare was on eachother (only happened like twice)
So our healthcare, education, taxes, and state buisness can very widly between states. Dont have to oversee greeces education board do you? Pretty much the same power as Texas has over california. Pretty much non existant besides complain. All we share is our founding documents and the joint acknowledgment that we are all apart of the federal decisionmaking. Which is also why our 3 branches and elections look so messed up in comparison to simpler countries. Because it is. States are more powerful than the individual but the individual decides who runs the state. Dont like how your state runs the show, elect someone else or move.