Statistics on healthcare expenditures as a percentage of GDP are freely available around the net. Have a look. The US spends substantially more than European co

Statistics on healthcare expenditures as a percentage of GDP are freely available around the net. Have a look. The US spends substantially more than European countries and gets worse results. If you add up what you pay for healthcare in taxes, and what the average American spends in taxes and private insurance, you'll find you spend far less. Your high VAT is likely needed because of any other number of government programs not available in the US.