No, they get you on the taxes and fees no matter what. For example, it costs $130 (I think, I have to check the bill) to connect to the water grid + usage. So if we turn our water off, we still have to pay $130 a month for simply living in a neighborhood that is on the grid. The power bill is the same connection fee + usage... it feels like we have endless bills that can't be evaded.
edit to add: And I can rant endlessly about the worthless mandatory health insurance that is ridiculously expensive and doesn't cover much. But if you don't have it, the penalty is OUTRAGEOUS.
Yeah my usages for water, electricity, gas etc is always a small number. The recurring fees for the privilege are astronomical and ever increasing. What a freaking racket.
Yeah. The total is way beyond 50%. The only way away from some of that is doing a serious prepper thing.
No, they get you on the taxes and fees no matter what. For example, it costs $130 (I think, I have to check the bill) to connect to the water grid + usage. So if we turn our water off, we still have to pay $130 a month for simply living in a neighborhood that is on the grid. The power bill is the same connection fee + usage... it feels like we have endless bills that can't be evaded.
edit to add: And I can rant endlessly about the worthless mandatory health insurance that is ridiculously expensive and doesn't cover much. But if you don't have it, the penalty is OUTRAGEOUS.
Yeah my usages for water, electricity, gas etc is always a small number. The recurring fees for the privilege are astronomical and ever increasing. What a freaking racket.
Europe has vat tax though too