The tax tables are inaccurate if we judge who is suffering when the economy deteriorates. Low incomers suffers the most when the taxes are high .Who cares if the tax is high when someone can earn 10 times as much he/she spends.
Example ,,,,,Low incomers are the most smokers Take a couple in Australia smoking 20 packets a week .Thats near $350 Take a couple in greece .Thats about $80 Thats about 500% more we do pay here Buy a bottle of scotch , $40 Australia Buy the same one there $15 Go to a doctor here specialist In and out in 5 min, $200-300 ? Similar doctor over there 45-60 min $40 euro ,,$AU 55
Thats where the different is when one country looks after the whole population , and the other sucks the blood out of the easy targets .