Prepare Yourself For 16% Tax Added Onto Food And Medicine

briansue wrote:
I found a chart online . . . http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/sales.pdf . . . that shows which states tax food and drugs and how much the tax is in each state - with exemptions - if interested. When they first came out with tax on food in groceries and restaurant it was nick-named the hot dog tax.

Couple stories.....
We have and friend who had an accident and a serious problem with one arm that docs in US said would cost over $100,000. Flew to Belgium to one of the world's leading docs for this specific problem and got it fixed - total cost with airfare and hotel etc. was just under $4,000.

A couple years ago a friend staying at Roca Azul (no names but some may know) west of Lake Chapala had a heart problem requiring immediate attention. Doc in MX said if he tried to return to states he would die. So they did it in Guadalajara and it cost around $10,000. Doc said pay me when you can. Returning to US they told their insurance and filed. Insurance said in US that would cost $120,000 and cut them a check for the $10,000.

So why can't people in the US afford healthcare? Where does all the money go?

Mexico offers much better conditions and opportunities than the US, that is why they have such a problem with illegal immigration and have to spend so much money on border control. They have all sorts of border patrol agents, security fences, aviation resources and electronic border monitoring to keep all those illegal US immigrants out. As for Belgium, I guess they do have great waffles.