Electric truck - tow vehicle of future ?

ShinerBock wrote:

John & Angela wrote:


Absolutely. But some of the costs are mitigated thru lower health care costs in the cities etc. Socialist countries have a different culture and mindset surrounding things like health care and quality of life. What is important to one society is not necessarily important to another and of course this plays into acceptance of social programs and change. There is not one size fits all for all societies and cultures.

Lower health care costs? For the people or the state? If healthcare is paid for by the state, then the state has to increase taxation on the people to pay for it. Take the 45% income tax in places like Norway versus the 25% in the US on someone who makes $75k a year. That means you will pay $33,750 in taxes versus $18,750 in the US which comes out to $15,000 a year more that you would pay in Norway. Does your health insurance and medical bills equate to $15,000 a year? (And that is not even including the higher sales tax.)

You are right that they have a different culture though. The state charges higher taxes so they can decide who lives and who dies depending on whether it is too costly for them just like they did with Charlie Gard and many others that you don't hear about in US news.

Good morning. Well that comes back to societal and cultural choices. Those of us who live in more socialist societies have chosen to do so for that very reason. Less chance of people falling through the cracks. Yes that comes at a price. I am respectful of different societies choices to do that based on what suits them and I don't consider my society or culture to be better than yours. Its just what is important to us. That doesn't mean it is right for you or your country. Mutual respect of societal choices always goes a long way to getting along with each other.