Health care, etc. are indeed covered by taxes here in the UK, but the bottom line adds up the same anyway. Obviously, the services different countries "provide

Health care, etc. are indeed covered by taxes here in the UK, but the bottom line adds up the same anyway. Obviously, the services different countries "provide" for your income tax vary by country; some countries provide "free" healthcare, some offer high (perhaps sometimes too high) unemployment benefits, while others decide to wage wars instead to protect their interests overseas.