Taxes is not the only one, social security fees are quite high too. That might sound bad for a healthy young person. However, when you end up of no longer able

Taxes is not the only one, social security fees are quite high too. That might sound bad for a healthy young person. However, when you end up of no longer able to work for whatever reason, the likelyhood to end up under bridge is much lower than in many other countries. And even if you get cancer the hospital bills you have to pay yourself will be marginal. My father who is 88 had 2 bigger surgeries last year basically for free. And it's been more than 20 years that he has paid those fees that might sound high to others the last time.