You couldn't be more wrong,
People don't earn 2Xs more in the UK, they just get charged 2 Xs more for everything.
17% sales tax
Anything car related is expensive: petrol, insurance etc. Tax unless you have an eco friendly car.
Anything house related is expensive, property prices, rents, tax again.
Food overall is more expensive.
Cigarettes are atleast $10 per pack.
Then when you look at this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_household_income
What you just said doesn't ring true at all.
One of the reasons I left the shithole
