Question

Many European nations offer government services that are not offered in the United States. In order to do this, they require their citizens to pay higher taxes. Why doesn't the United States follow the same system? Explain your answer in at least two full sentences.

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Many European nations offer government services that are not offered in the United States. In order to do this, they require their citizens to pay higher taxes. The United States doesn't follow the same system because in Europe the governments invest in offering affordable services to the citizens, trying to consider the necessities of the poor. There are social programs aimed to facilitate health services and other services so much needed for the medium and low class.

In the United States, many services are seen as a business, Private companies offer the services but as a business to make a profit, not thinking about the necessities of less favored or poor. Depending on the political party in power, sometimes there are social programs to help the people, as in the case of the Democratic administration that raises more taxes to fund these programs. On the other hand, when the Republicans run the government, they do not like to raise more taxes to fund social programs. They think that people have to pay for the services they need.