Trump Wrong as Usual, We Are Not Highest Taxed Country

[justus978]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

Pointing out that someone's statement is provably wrong is not ad hominem. Your post is a bit like saying "US taxes are the highest in the world" - it sounds clever and relevant in the moment, but it just isn't the case.

...calling one a sh*t bag is an ad hominem, as the poster did...regardless of what you think...

[Clarallel]

Actually, that's a common Republican lie.

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by justus978

...calling one a sh*t bag is an ad hominem, as the poster did...regardless of what you think...

I think scumbag, actually. On that, you have a point, that's a value judgment. Habitual liar, on the other hand, is fact.

[justus978]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

I think scumbag, actually. On that, you have a point, that's a value judgment. Habitual liar, on the other hand, is fact.

..i stand corrected , dane...a difference without a distinction...

[MMS02760]

Donald J Trump lies all the time. He is a liar, slime ball, and lowlife.

[whogo]

Originally Posted by jetgraphics

Many of the websites reporting comparative tax rates avoid totalization of taxes and ignore overall spending - which inevitably drives up future taxes.

2016 DATA
http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/..._spending.html
GDP: $18,472.0 billion
Population: 324.0 million

PERCAPITA:
GDP : $ 57,012.35
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FED : $ 12,345.9 (21.6%)
STATE: $4,922.3 (8.6%)
LOCAL: $5,459.0 (9.5%)
TOTAL : $22,727.2 (39%)
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Percent = 100 x ($22,727.2 / $57,012.35)
39% of the GDP is taxed by all government
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Egyptian serfs under Pharaoh had a better deal (one part in five - 20% taxation).
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It gets worse
https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/currency_12773.htm
Q: How much U.S. currency is in circulation?
A: There was approximately $1.61 trillion in circulation as of January 24, 2018, of which $1.56 trillion was in Federal Reserve notes. (Dollar bills)

● Federal Budget (2017): $3.65 Trillion (in dollar bills)
● Debt Service (2017): $474.5 Billion
● Budget Deficit (2017): $666 Billion
*Note: CONgress borrowed MORE than it paid in interest. Old investors are being paid “interest” with new investor funds. Didn't Bernie Sanders go to prison for doing that in the private sector?

Wuh Woh, Scooby...

Wrong Bernie