The taxes might not. But the education and healthcare costs might. Also, you're much more likely to be shot or put into prison in the US, which are quite som

The taxes might not. But the education and healthcare costs might. Also, you're much more likely to be shot or put into prison in the US, which are quite some costs too. I don't know the numbers, but it seems to me that despite being payed better, the average US citizen carries a much bigger risk to their life than the average EU citizen, even when you include the east of the EU.