[extropy-chat] statistics, damned statistics, and taxation

[Brian Lee]

Yeah, the US gets kind of ripped off. We pay for a massive defense but get 
no healthcare. All the other countries get the benefit of not having to keep 
a large army, nukes etc.

BAL

>From: Damien Broderick <thespike at satx.rr.com>
>To: ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
>Subject: [extropy-chat] statistics, damned statistics, and taxation
>Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 12:14:09 -0600
>
>At 07:39 AM 11/10/2004 -0800, MLwrote:
>>
>> > This is entertaining:
>>
>> > 27. <http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T//country/us/Economy>
>
>> >United States  $6702.42 per person
>> >
>> > 42.
>> > <http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T//country/as/Economy>
>
>> > Australia  $4398.94 per person
>>
>>Facts taken in isolation are meaningless, Damien, you should be
>>intelligent enough to realize this. What are the relative incomes vs
>>tax burden?
>
>
>Just teasing, Mike. But let's see, using the same database:
>
>
>North America: <http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us//country/us>United 
>States: Economy
>
><http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us//graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc>Gross 
>National Income: $9780 billion (2001) 
>[<http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us//red/graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc&int=1>1st 
>of <http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us//graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc>205]
><http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us//graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc_gdp>(per $ 
>GDP): $93.58 per $100 
>[<http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us//red/graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc_gdp&int=18>18th 
>of 
><http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us//graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc_gdp>170]
><http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us//graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc_cap>(per 
>capita): $33684.34 per person 
>[<http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us//red/graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc_cap&int=5>5th 
>of 
><http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us//graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc_cap>172]
>
>av. tax = 19.9%
>
>
>Oceania: <http://www.nationmaster.com/country/as//country/as>Australia: 
>Economy
>
><http://www.nationmaster.com/country/as//graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc>Gross 
>National Income: $386 billion (2001) 
>[<http://www.nationmaster.com/country/as//red/graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc&int=14>14th 
>of <http://www.nationmaster.com/country/as//graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc>205]
><http://www.nationmaster.com/country/as//graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc_gdp>(per $ 
>GDP): $73.45 per $100 
>[<http://www.nationmaster.com/country/as//red/graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc_gdp&int=37>37th 
>of 
><http://www.nationmaster.com/country/as//graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc_gdp>170]
><http://www.nationmaster.com/country/as//graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc_cap>(per 
>capita): $19562.14 per person 
>[<http://www.nationmaster.com/country/as//red/graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc_cap&int=20>20th 
>of 
><http://www.nationmaster.com/country/as//graph-T/eco_gro_nat_inc_cap>172]
>
>av. tax = 22.49%
>
>Of course included in that extra 2.5 percent tax paid by Australians is 
>medical coverage for all and some other goodies. Then again, we don't have 
>to pay for nuclear weapons.
>
>Damien Broderick
>
>
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