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Bill USA

(6,436 posts) Mon Mar 4, 2013, 08:07 PM Mar 2013

OUt of 34 industrialized countries U.S. ranks second from the bottom on tax rev/GDP

http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/137838/andrea-louise-campbell/america-the-undertaxed

United States is number 32 of 34 industrialized countries:

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OUt of 34 industrialized countries U.S. ranks second from the bottom on tax rev/GDP (Original Post) Bill USA Mar 2013 OP

And we spend more on military than all the rest combined. Tells you how valued the People are. Scuba Mar 2013 #1

Does this mean that the USA is a "tax haven" now? mwooldri Mar 2013 #2

In a lot of countries, you pay for your healthcare when JDPriestly Mar 2013 #3

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. And we spend more on military than all the rest combined. Tells you how valued the People are.

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 08:10 PM

Mar 2013

mwooldri

(10,303 posts)

2. Does this mean that the USA is a "tax haven" now?

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 10:20 PM

Mar 2013

We hear certain people saying taxes are too high. IMO I don't think they are high enough. Shows we can cut the deficit and other problems by raising our tax revenue as a percentage of GDP by a little bit. Make it the same as other so-called low tax countries like Ireland or Switzerland and then we have the dough we need to fix this land.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

3. In a lot of countries, you pay for your healthcare when

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Tue Mar 5, 2013, 02:44 AM

Mar 2013

you pay your taxes. That explains some of the difference.

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