In the US median household income is around 75k and average cost of out of pocket medical costs and insurance for a family is about 18k or about 1/4 of your inc

In the US median household income is around 75k and average cost of out of pocket medical costs and insurance for a family is about 18k or about 1/4 of your income alongside the lower tax of at least 22% The UK has tax brackets like everyone else and the same family would pay about 27% income tax and about 8% of their income in vat. It looks like everyone but the very well off is worse off in the US. Keep in mind that that family doesn't have the threat bankruptcy from an uncovered emergency room bill as well.