Reporter tells Trump his claim that U.S. is "the highest taxed nation in the world" is false

[Miles Archer]

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I asked POTUS today why he keeps saying "We're the highest taxed nation in the world" when it's objectively false. Here's how he answered:

Trump’s Correction of His Tax Lie Is Also a Lie



http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/10/trumps-correction-of-his-tax-lie-is-also-a-lie.html

Donald Trump has been saying for a very long time that the United States is the highest-taxed country in the world. This is not remotely true. Today reporter Mike Sacks asked him why he keeps saying something that’s obviously false. Trump acknowledged that this “fact” he constantly asserts is false, but it’s true in spirit, because the United States is the highest-taxed developed country:

That is also false. In fact, it’s even more false than the original statement. Most of the countries that have a lower share of taxes to gross domestic product are the undeveloped economies. When you limit the comparison to developed economies, almost every other country taxes a higher share of its economy:



“Lie” is usually a bad word to describe untruths by public figures, because it presumes intentionality that you usually can’t know. But Trump is admitting that he’s saying something false, and will continue to say it. Lying by politicians is pretty common. Lying as brazenly as Trump does is rare. And politicians just admitting that they’re lying and will keep on lying is probably unique to Donald Trump.

[brewens]

1. It's even farther off than appears on paper. Countries where corruption is rampant may

have very low taxes, but it's really about the same. You have to go around with wads of cash everywhere you go to pay all the right people off.

[Kaleva]

2. We ARE the highest taxed nation.....

that has a fucking idiot for a leader.

[Gothmog]

3. Trump is incapable of telling the truth