The UK is not a good place to live:

Given that my opponent has told me that these are his arguments and that he will clarify later. I'll use this round to also post my arguments.Framework The burdens in this debate lie on Pro. He is making a positive claim giving him the burden of proof. In order to meet his BOP my opponent must prove that the Uk is not a good place to live. He must do this by proving his arguments to be true and impactful on the resolution. He must also refute my arguments as if they remain standing they pose a barrier preventing him from fulfilling his BOP because these are reasons as to why the UK is a good place to live. In order to negate his BOP I must defend my arguments whilst also refuting his since without any of his arguments standing (and with my arguments standing) the UK cannot be considered a bad place to live. Human rightsIn the UK human rights are enforced. Meaning that everybody must treat everyone equally, with fairness, dignity and respect [1]. This means that in the UK everybody, by law established in 1998, has to treat everybody equally. This means that whoever you are, regardless of your background, religion or sexual orientation, you are welcome and are treated equally in the UK [1]. Health CareIn the United Kingdom we have a free National Health Service. This means that everybody regardless of income has the right to life and welfare. In other countries this is not the case. This means that the poor and less fortunate members of society are also treated equally and are given free health care [5].Taxation There is a myth that UK taxation is massively high due to policies such as free national health service. This myth is false. We have a savings taxation rate of 10% (now reducing to as low as 0%). We have a basic taxation rate of 20%. A higher taxation rate of 40% and an additional rate of 45% [2]. In the US the federal taxation rates are from 10% - 39.5% [3] In the UK the taxation rates are from 0% - 45%. The taxation rates are therefore only very slightly higher than in regards to the United States and they also go lower too. How the UK comparesIt is in the top 20% of countries in regards to wealth and income. It is in the top 20% for jobs and earnings. It is in the top 10% for personal security. It is in the top 10% of countries regarding social connections. And it is in the top 5% of countries regarding environmental protection [4]. 18% of workers work long hours in the UK. In the US 16% of workers work long hours. In Turkey 50% of workers work long hours. In Japan 39% of workers work long hours. In Mexico it's 35%. In Australia it's 21%. The fact that the UK has such a low amount compared to all of these and is close in comparison to the US shows that it is not a bad working place. Given that it also has many job and earning oppurtunities as well gives it a large advantage over the other countries too [4].The United Kingdom is ahead of the OECD average in regards to education across the world [4].In the United Kingdom 64% of people claim to be "very satisfied" with their lives. 47% of people are happy to put their full trust in the government too (which is significantly higher than the US). The UK also performs above average on the OEDC standards used to assess quality of life [4]Sources[1] https://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk...;[2] https://www.gov.uk...[3] https://en.wikipedia.org...;[4] http://www.dailymail.co.uk...[5] https://en.wikipedia.org...