TJ,
You come of all high and mighty yet were the person on here to tell me to bluntly f*ck off and then go on a prejudiced rant against a whole nation.
Bizarre!
As far as taxation goes you haven't listened to a thing I have said so there is no point continuing.
You are not taking into consideration the cost of living, corporation taxes, taxable benefits, the basic cost of goods, services etc.
The UK has in comparison to a lot of countries a very high cost of living. Coupled with that a high tax regime the article i posted earlier is correct.
I currently pay taxes and claim taxable allowances in two countries, in the past in 3 others and so in comparison to yourself have the benefit of having experienced this and i can say, from 20 years experience of being a tax payer that the UK has a high tax burden, high cost of living, and therefore is an expensive place to live.
I understand that no one will ever change your point of view, just like on the motorbike thread so hence why this thread probably should have stopped 20 odd posts ago.
ernie, you just seem to have turned up for an argument so not sure how bored you are or what your issue is but probably best to just jog on
So unable to provide a shred of evidence to back up your claim that the UK has an above average tax burden, you decide instead, to change the subject and talk about wages. 
