| > Car insurance in UK is much cheaper because it only needs to cover damage to the car instead of hospital bills UK car insurance includes medical cover! It's just not usually called on quite so much and it's cheaper if it is. At one point there was a lot of fraudulent whiplash claims. Maybe the US has a medical expenses insurance fraud problem? > Council tax (property tax) is significantly cheaper here. Council tax is a really bizarre system that is only loosely linked to property, and the UK would benefit from introducing proper US style property taxation. > Fruit, vegetables and meat is definitely cheaper here then anywhere in CO One of those things that we UKans don't appreciate - food is both cheap and pretty good compared to lots of Europe and especially the much praised Scandinavia. Whereas the US is the land of cheap and plentiful processed food. > Internet, cable, and phone plans are significantly cheaper here The UK has a working if slightly artificial market here, where the US basically doesn't have competition. |
It has a medical expenses problem! ER visits are thousands of dollars even if nothing is wrong! There is a reason coverage is expensive — if it’s ever used, the costs are catastrophic