Interesting to look at taxation as percentage of GDP..
2009 and 2010 have seen government revenues as 14.8 of GDP. Tied for the third lowest taxation/GDP since 1946. Of course one part of that is the result of large government expenditures adding to GDP but one can hardly say we are overtaxed based on historic tax levels.
Since 1946 the tax rates have varied as percent of GDP from 14.2% to 20.3% with all but 9 of those years being over 17% of GDP. Since 1954 there have only been 4 years where taxes have been less than 17% of GDP.
@Cycloptichorn,
I wish I could "thumb up" that post more than once.
@ican711nm,
Is Norm still upset that his lawyers got handed their ass by the Mn Supreme Court?
@Cycloptichorn,
I like this one
Quote:
Call me old fashioned, but I think a Secretary of State's job is the fair and transparent administration and running of an election. I think the voters, not partisans, nor lawyers or courts should determine who won the election.
Except when the voters ballots are counted legally, then it shouldn't be the voters.
Norm Coleman argued that the law shouldn't be followed when counting ballots and now he pulls this crap?
@parados,
parados wrote:
I like this one
Quote:
Call me old fashioned, but I think a Secretary of State's job is the fair and transparent administration and running of an election. I think the voters, not partisans, nor lawyers or courts should determine who won the election.
Except when the voters ballots are counted legally, then it shouldn't be the voters.
Norm Coleman argued that the law shouldn't be followed when counting ballots and now he pulls this crap?
It's too much, man. Too much hypocrisy. I can't take it. And the funny thing is that Ican probably has no clue what we are talking about at all.
Yaknow, if you don't follow politics closely, the whole thing is a convoluted mess full of lies.... it's easy to see how people get led around by the nose.
Cycloptichorn
This Obama democrat spending spree should come to a screeching halt with the Republicans taking
over control of the house and senate next month. Then the hard work of reducing the size of
government and reducing spending begins... this group that is replacing Obama democrats better do
the right thing and correct all of the mistakes made in the past or they will be replaced ASAP.
The Impetus for the Tea Party Movement is excessive government spending and taxation. Our mission is to attract, educate, organize, and mobilize our fellow citizens to secure public policy consistent with our three core values:
• Constitutionally limited Government
• Fiscal Responsibility
• Free Markets
Specifically We Want:
A. Members of Congress, the President, and Judges of the Courts to abide by strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution according to the original intent of our founding fathers who adopted it, and according to the original intent of those who adopted each of its amendments;
B. Impeachment and removal from office of all elected and appointed persons who do not comply with their oath or affirmation to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution;
C. Defunded and repealed all Obamacare, all Tarp bills, and all Stimulus bills;
D. Legislation that decreases the size and scope of the Federal Government;
E. Adoption and implementation of only balanced budgets;
F. Prohibition of the re-distribution of wealth by decreasing illegal entitlement programs, by decreasing earmarks, by decreasing non-essential government agencies, by decreasing non- essential government employees, and by decreasing excessive taxation of the wealthy;
G. Continuation of the 2010 tax system until it is completely replaced by a tax system that taxes each dollar value of taxable items at the same rate;
H. Adoption of legislation that allows the U.S. to fully develop and utilize all its sources of energy fuels;
I. Immigration laws that close the borders of the U.S. to illegal immigration, that heavily fine those who hire illegal immigrants, and that support law enforcement of lawful immigration of those who meet currently specified conditions for legal immigration;
J. Prohibition of legislators passing laws that exclude legislators;
K. Lawful elections including lawful and accurate counting of legal ballots.
@ican711nm,
Quote:The Impetus for the Tea Party Movement is latent anger over the failure of the Republican party, the success of the Democratic party, and the election of a black man with a muslim name as president.
There, I fixed that for ya.
Cycloptichorn
@ican711nm,
The Impetus for Obama democrats is to tax and spend this country into the stone age.
@H2O MAN,
Also, the impetus for Obama Democrats is to accuse their opposition of what they themselves have done, and are thinking of doing.
@H2O MAN,
The Bushes are war whores. Even their names sugGests it - Bush. The Panama Deception, Gulf war I, Gulf War II. They ruined America's economy and reputation. George Bush, Sr. has the unique threacherous ability to double cross people turning allies into demons after they have lost heir usefulness to him e.g. Manuel Noriega and Saddam Hussein.
@talk72000,
The Obamas are war whores. Even their names suggests it - Obama. Their election and governance deceptions are ruining the America's economy and reputation. Obama's principle promoter, George Soros, has the unique threacherous ability to double cross people turning allies into demons.
@ican711nm,
Obama has not started any war. He inherited the Afghanistan War which GWB should have finished but instead went to raid the oil fields of Iraq. You are just a lover of money.
@talk72000,
talk72000 wrote:
Obama has not started any war.
You silly Obama democrat!
What about PrezBO's drone war in Packistan?
@H2O MAN,
Bush started that war too squirt. Really, you need to get out more.
@parados,
"Taxation" and "Tax Burden" are phrases that probably need some dfefinition. I assume the tax data (% of GDP) you cited were Federal Income tax collections. If so they don't include state income & payroll taxes, Federal social security and medicare taxes (which now have no upper limit) and of course state & local sales & excise taxes. The relative value of all these additional taxes has increased steadily throughout the time period you cited and their amount is enough to very significantly alter your findings.
@parados,
Care to prove that claim parasite?
