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applegrove

(118,696 posts) Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:25 PM Dec 2012

2009 Corporate Income Taxes As A % of GDP

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2009 Corporate Income Taxes As A % of GDP (Original Post) applegrove Dec 2012 OP

Don't know why it posted double. But I'll leave it. applegrove Dec 2012 #1

why the same image twice? geckosfeet Dec 2012 #2

I have no idea how it happened. I was on photobucket. Only one image link was copied. applegrove Dec 2012 #3

Yeah. Weird web thingies. geckosfeet Dec 2012 #5

Yeah, our effective tax rate isn't that high either TexasBushwhacker Dec 2012 #4

applegrove

(118,696 posts)

1. Don't know why it posted double. But I'll leave it.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:25 PM

Dec 2012

geckosfeet

(9,644 posts)

2. why the same image twice?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:26 PM

Dec 2012

applegrove

(118,696 posts)

3. I have no idea how it happened. I was on photobucket. Only one image link was copied.

Reply to geckosfeet (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:28 PM

Dec 2012

The problem must be at the downloading from my computer to photobucket level. I'll leave it.

geckosfeet

(9,644 posts)

5. Yeah. Weird web thingies.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:40 PM

Dec 2012

All I can see is that there are two instances of the img element.

No biggy.

Nice chart - no surprises there.

I wonder what Iceland's rate looks like after they nationalized the investment banks.

Now look at this -

This article lists countries by total tax revenue as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) for the listed countries.

List of countries by tax revenue as percentage of GDP

And this -

Total tax revenue: As a percentage of gross domestic product

Taxation: Key Tables from OECD

The United States appears to come in at about 25%. So if corporate taxes make up 1% of that, then the US citizens must make up most of the rest of it.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,202 posts)

4. Yeah, our effective tax rate isn't that high either

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:30 PM

Dec 2012

only about 13% just about the lowest of all industrialized nations. Lowering the corporate rate doesn't really stimulate the economy either, at least it didn't for Canada.

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