Why does anyone think comparing tax rates across countries makes any kind of point? The methods of taxation, and the benefits provided, are different across cou

Why does anyone think comparing tax rates across countries makes any kind of point? The methods of taxation, and the benefits provided, are different across countries. Europeans pay higher taxes. They also get a lot more in terms of government services. I'd gladly pay 7-10% more in taxes for cheap transporation, free healthcare, and free higher education in this country. Few Europeans, except for rich right-wing assholes, seriously complain that they pay too much in taxes (aside from the nonspecific gripe that everyone has against taxes). If anything, we pay too much in taxes in the US when you consider how little we get and how much is squandered (e.g. the Iraq war).