Wrong again. First it ain't around the 70% range. Second, there is a difference between nominal (the 70%) and effective rates. In the Netherland the highest nominal rate is 52%, however due to various tax exemptions the average rate is about 30-35% which include good health care! To give an example, a top notch insurance costs about 400 dollars a month for a family of 4 people! How much does it cost in the US??
I am a doctor.
I pay for myself and ENTIRE STAFF for 800 bucks per month. No co-pays.
Would you rather have your appendix removed in an outdoor cafe in calcutta? Or inb the sterile confines of Yale?
Quit your smoking, overeating, drinkjng, lack of exercise, etc., and we'd eliminate the fed health care deficit.
Nothing beats the US. Nothing.
And, In all fairness, I should be the first to bitch, being in health care myself.