Self-pity is a national sport, but unwarranted in this case: The country provides free health services, with quality levels that are worldwide references. Eve

Self-pity is a national sport, but unwarranted in this case: The country provides free health services, with quality levels that are worldwide references. Everyone has access to free high school education and next to free university access. You can earn a medical degree for less than 10k€ in school fees. Police, although understaffed, are effective, resulting in top world ranks in citizen security. The only real black spot, in State services is justice. It works, but is slow as molasses. All of these services must be paid. You draw a correlation between GDP, disposable income, and taxation level that is erroneous. The link is between State service level and taxation level. In Portugal these look OK.