Relative Tax Burdens of Countries

Europe has everything better than the U.S. and they don't have to pay as much for it.

Ever hear that from some lefty, who just loves to put down the U.S.? Sure, everything's free if you only were socialist. Well, someone has to pay the bill, as backed up by this table from Citizens for Tax Justice via TaxProf Blog.

Citizens for Tax Justice today released United States Remains One of the Least Taxed Industrial Countries:

Taxes continue to take up a relatively small part of American economic output, according to data compiled by Citizens for Tax Justice from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the U.S. Treasury and the U.S. Census. For example, in all but two OECD countries, taxes make up a larger percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) than in the United States.

(Of course, this chart was made before the Democrats have had a chance to implement their tax plans, so now we may be climbing fast.)

The table shows that our government still lets us decide how to spend most of our own money rather than taking half from us and telling us how it will be used. Who knows best how to provide for you and your family...you or some government worker?

Share this chart the next time someone tells you what's "free and better" in Europe. Also, point out that we're also spending more on military so that they don't have to.