Guys, the govt taxes the crap out of us. If you run a business they take 30 0/0 .also. , rent is really expensive.a little one bed flat in the city runs about 1400 bux a month . But, we do have universal health care , an old age pension , and a social security net.it doesn't seem to matter how much I make of a week, somehow it always manages to spend itself! And I think import tax is hi- and we import just about everything.ill try and find out how much it is so we can compare.