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Strategies & Market Trends : 2026 TeoTwawKi ... 2032 Darkest Interregnum
GLD 375.93-1.8%Nov 14 4:00 PM EST

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To: THE ANT who wrote (88765)4/5/2012 5:28:11 AM
From: elmatador1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 217796
 
If government's share of GDP jumps to 57.2%. It goesEuropean way % of today.

United States
tax burden as % of GDP 26.9%
Government spending as % of GDP 38.9%

France 44.6 52.8
Sweden 47.9 52.5
Denmark 49.0 51.8
Belgium 46.5 50.0
Belarus 30.4 49.6
Finland 43.2 49.5
Hungary 40.5 49.2
Austria 42.9 49.0
Italy 43.1 48.8
according to the 2011 Index of Economic Freedom [9] by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. Tax revenue is included for comparison.

Brazil today for comparison

Brazil tax burden as % of GDP 34.4%
Government spending as % of GDP 41%
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