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

Kevin Freels cmcmortgage at sbcglobal.net
Thu Nov 11 18:23:03 UTC 2004


Someone has to do it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Lee" <brian_a_lee at hotmail.com>
To: <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 10:53 AM
Subject: RE: [extropy-chat] statistics, damned statistics, and taxation


> 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&i
nt=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&i
nt=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=1
4>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&i
nt=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&i
nt=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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