LOL. Why do you think property tax is unique to the United States? It isn't. Not to mention that there are plenty of states with very low property taxes... http://www.agjd.com/EuropeanPropertyTaxSystems.pdf
If you're talking about the taxes that fund the pay and benefits of people like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid (and their stupid ideas), I can't think of a bigger waste of money. But our friends in Europe aren't far behind. For example, look at the trading tax they want and what they'd do with it: [French President] Sarkozy joined U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in supporting a tax on trades. In Europe, the money raised could be used to fund climate measures or aid for poor nations, Sarkozy said. He leads the worldâs fifth-largest economy. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aUFMGaqiHYaA&pos=15
IF the USA is 85.3, and the 3 illustrative US states are all higher, would be curious where the cheapest place is (no sales tax, no income tax - Dakotas? Wyoming? Other?) coupled also with cost of living, which does not even register...