They model after the swiss standard, where they suck bagloads of $ from the people. But they failed to model after how the $ is returned to the people in cash & kind. In many EU countries, taxes are high, but the benefits & care given to the people is just as hefty.
free education (even as far as Ma or PHD), free medical consultations, heavy subsidy on medication/ treatment, subsidized housing, dough for the jobless (pro-rated against their contributions), retirement benefits, concession rates for necessities for jobless/retired citizens.
Basically since the day u're born, you benefit from society till the day you're financially independant, and start contributing back to society by means of labour & taxations.
Here, you pay for everything even before you start earning, and you continue contributing to society when you're financially independant, and you're denied retriement, so you continue contributing to society till the day you drop dead.
Swiss standard? "Sway" standard more like it.