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

[Damien Broderick]

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