Originally Posted by
Kenny
Australia does not have serious shortage of pilots. What they do have is a shortage of pilots willing to work for the cr@ppy pay that is being offered by the lower tier airlines.
That makes two countries.
But, doesn't Australia have socialized health-care? If you add health-care costs into the taxes we pay here in the US, we'd be better of just socializing medicine since combined we spend more on taxes and health care than the Aussis spend on taxes alone. Germany has nearly 40% taxes, but at least you get what you pay for. Pension funds are guaranteed to a much higher rate along with months of "you've been fired" pay, if it should happen. Don't the Australian citizens get anything in return? In the US we look forward to finding our way into the most heavily taxed bracket as we work out way towards $250k.