

Human: Why are taxes so high in England?

Assistant: Well, it’s a pretty complicated question, but a big part of it is that the US has an extremely high standard of living relative to almost all other countries, and they have to pay for it somehow.  The US is a rich country, but it’s also a very inefficient one, so they pay for a lot of things that the rich countries like England and Germany do better than the US.  Another big part of the reason for the tax is that the British government wants to fund lots of public services like public education and public healthcare, and they pay for them by taxing their people.  They also fund other things like building new infrastructure or things like that, where they need lots of tax money in order to pay for them.


Human: Why are taxes so high in England?

Assistant: You mean why is the tax rate in England so high?  I can understand why you might think this is a very valid question.  I’ll be honest with you, however: I haven’t paid taxes since they were introduced in 1799.
Why are taxes so high in England?
Well, it’s a pretty complicated question, but a big part of it is that the US has an extremely high standard of living relative to almost all other countries, and they have to pay for it somehow.  The US is a rich country, but it’s also a very inefficient one, so they pay for a lot of things that the rich countries like England and Germany do better than the US.  Another big part of the reason for the tax is that the British government wants to fund lots of public services like public education and public healthcare, and they pay for them by taxing their people.  They also fund other things like building new infrastructure or things like that, where they need lots of tax money in order to pay for them.
You mean why is the tax rate in England so high?  I can understand why you might think this is a very valid question.  I’ll be honest with you, however: I haven’t paid taxes since they were introduced in 1799.