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Rich People Are Becoming Less Willing to Help With the World’s Problems (novaramedia.com)
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In the UK, only 28% of high-income households surveyed in 2025 said they agree their taxes should go towards solving global problems – a huge drop from 41% in 2024. Low-income UK households (earning £14,999 per year or less) polled in the opposite direction and were actually more likely to agree than last year, while those on medium incomes (between £15,000 and £44,999) have stayed the same.

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[–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

We're talking about median, and the median person in the US gets employer provided healthcare and usually some form of employer pension/401k contribution plus social security, so I don't think those would be much different cost wise for a median US vs UK resident. I'm sure Britain uses there taxes better than us and has better benefits, especially for the poor, but I don't think that fully accounts for the gap.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    So they don't pay a penny towards those costs? For the median? As thats a lot of people.

    As its entirely wrapped in the tax already accounted for in that net income with the UK tax payer.

    I wasn't expecting it to be the whole difference but I do know those that have to pay in the US pay a significant chunk of change.

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