Hey Leftys: the US has almost the highest tax rates in the world!

[MannyGoldstein]

That's why our economy is in the toilet. We need to cut our tax rates in order to be competitive:



(from http://bluemassgroup.com/2011/06/reaganbush-i-economist-the-united-states-has-very-low-taxes/">Reagan/Bush I economist: “the United States has very low taxes”

Slashing government is the only way forward. Won't you join our bipartisan efforts? Everything is on the table in the very serious discussion that we need to have.

Sincerely yours,

The Very Serious People

[ejpoeta]

1. we do have higher taxes than mexico. so....

[Bandit]

13. And boy howdy is Mexico doing great...

:shrug:

[marmar]

2. And look at those poor, struggling, desperate countries at the top of that list

[TBF]

3. There's a reason most of the billionaires in the world live right here in the US -

it's because it is in their economic interest to do so.

Here is the breakdown: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_the_number_of_US_dollar_billionaires

[midnight]

4. My Danish relatives, high taxes, provides dignity to those in retirement.

[IndyPragmatist]

5. When everyone pays their fair share (rich AND poor)...

things work out. The top rate in Denmark doesn't exceed 55%.

[FreakinDJ]

6. US has "Highest Corp Tax Loop Hole Rate" in the world

you know these fuckers don't get away with this shit in China

Everyone pays 25% Corporate Tax Rate and in return the Chinese Government will execute anyone asking for a raise

[yellowcanine]

7. Are these the legislated rates or the rates actually paid after exemptions; loop holes, etc?

And in some countries there is very little enforcement so the legislated rate means little.

[MannyGoldstein]

8. Actual paid, I believe

Total tax receipts vs. GDP.

[FreakinDJ]

12. NOPE - here Denamrk's Corporate Rate is listed as 25%

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_rates_around_the_world

[FreakinDJ]

10. But don't let that stop some "Half-Truth" spewing Freeper Idiot.

they want to make comparisons but they don't want to include nearly 1/2 the information necessary to make informed decisions.

I would like to see a chart that extrapolates the "Corporate Tax Rate - Actual Taxes paid - Export GDP - Poverty Rate - Literacy Rate - Computer Literacy Rate"

Those types of information relationships are some thing Corporate America works feverishly to suppress

[Shagbark Hickory]

9. You get what you pay for. America is the walmart of developed countries.

[HughBeaumont]

11. And the entire left-hand column has their health care paid for.

No pre-existing conditions.

We have to pay for ours out-of-pocket.

Let's not even get into schooling, or unemployment insurance. And their public transportation systems blow ours away, as does their infrastructure and damming.

They also get mandated paid vacation and maternity leave. American workers COULD have vacation if our masters would be so kind . .. but it's not required by law.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

14. If I'm not mistaken, every country listed above the U.S., including South Korea,

has some form of universal health care.

It helps that they don't spend money invading and/or subverting other countries.