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To: TimF who wrote (362749)	12/13/2007 9:14:47 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576159

" The issue was lowest in the world. " No it wasn't. It was lowest in the first world. "Even lowest among rich countries would not require naming three only one to prove my point." Ok, if you want to nuance it, go ahead. Name 1. "which varies a lot in the US, and which I have next to no information about for other countries, but they obviously vary a lot there as well" Tim, most of the other first world countries have a VAT. And the percentage is usually higher than any sales tax in this country. Of all the countries I have looked at, the only one with a shot at lower taxes than the US is New Zealand. And it doesn't quite make it. It might get with 10 percentage points, depending on the bracket. None of the European countries have a lower tax burden. Neither does Japan.