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Originally Posted by birger  |
Re-read that article. "In 2003, total federal state and local taxes in the United States were 24.2% of our gross domestic product, ranking among the lowest in the world, with only Mexico at 19.5% with a lower tax rate. " What the hell do I care what the GDP is? GDP, by the way, INCLUDES government spending... It also includes "exports minus imports" and it's well known that
the US imports are almost double our exports, which screws with the GDP. As I have stated in another thread... Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics.
Wikipedia's list of tax rates