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I envision local, townhall direct hands on government (where you know every body within your Dunbar number limit) will be the surviving and thriving form of limited government that I envision will be enabled and sustained by the paradigm I promoted in my prior 3 posts.
This will be the like the warm feeling of the little white Baptist church on the hill in Alabama where I sang songs of contentment and faith with my extended relatives who were farmers.
I visualize closer communities and stronger interpersonal relationships. I view happier and more socially engaged families.
I visualize we can return to communities while still interacting internationally via the internet for maximum division-of-labor and human prosperity.
I can dream can't I? |
Wow that's really nice, even i would support a government as small as that, there is no reason for any government to tax us 50% of our wealth.
Let me list the tax rates worldwide ,the personal tax rates, excluding corporate taxes or other misc taxes that are not levied from the average people, those which have 0% taxes or perhaps less than 10% are the FREE COUNTRIES, under 25% i consider it moderately enslaved, medium government. And the rest (>25%) have been infested with a statist maffia government, and looking by the numbers, about 88% of them have a maffia government or some variation of it.
Ok so these are the tax rates stolen from the average people worldwide (not including the "inflation tax"):Afghanistan 20 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYAlbania 23 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYAlgeria 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYAngola 17 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYArgentina 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYArmenia 26 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYAruba 59 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYAustralia 45 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYAustria 50 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYAzerbaijan 25 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYBahamas 0 %
FREE COUNTRYBahrain 0 %
FREE COUNTRYBangladesh 25 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYBarbados 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYBelarus 12 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYBelgium 53.7 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYBermuda 0 %
FREE COUNTRYBolivia 13 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYBosnia and Herzegovina 10 %
FREE COUNTRYBotswana 25 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYBrazil 27.5 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYBrunei 0 %
FREE COUNTRYBulgaria 10 %
FREE COUNTRYCambodia 20 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYCameroon 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYCanada 29 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYCayman Islands 0 %
FREE COUNTRYChad 60 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYChile 40 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYChina 45 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYColombia 33 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYCongo 30 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYCosta Rica 15 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYCroatia 47.2 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYCyprus 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYCzech Republic 22 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYDenmark 55.6 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYDominican Republic 25 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYEcuador 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYEgypt 25 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYEl Salvador 30 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYEquatorial Guinea 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYEstonia 21 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYEthiopia 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYEuro area 44.5 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYFiji 20 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYFinland 51.5 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYFrance 50.3 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYGabon 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYGeorgia 20 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYGermany 47.5 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYGhana 25 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYGreece 46 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYGuatemala 7 %
FREE COUNTRYGuinea 40 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYHonduras 25 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYHong Kong 15 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYHungary 16 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYIceland 46.22 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYIndia 33.99 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYIndonesia 30 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYIraq 15 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYIreland 48 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYIsle of Man 20 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYIsrael 50 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYItaly 47.9 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYIvory Coast 60 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYJamaica 25 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYJapan 50.84 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYJordan 14 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYKazakhstan 10 %
FREE COUNTRYKenya 30 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYKosovo 10 %
FREE COUNTRYKuwait 0 %
FREE COUNTRYLaos 24 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYLatvia 24 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYLebanon 20 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYLesotho 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYLibya 10 %
FREE COUNTRYLiechtenstein 21 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYLithuania 15 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYLuxembourg 43.6 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYMacao 12 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYMacedonia 10 %
FREE COUNTRYMadagascar 20 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYMalawi 30 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYMalaysia 26 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYMalta 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYMauritania 33 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYMauritius 15 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYMexico 30 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYMoldova 18 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYMongolia 10 %
FREE COUNTRYMontenegro 9 %
FREE COUNTRYMorocco 38 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYMozambique 32 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYMyanmar 20 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYNamibia 37 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYNetherlands 52 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYNew Zealand 33 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYNicaragua 30 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYNigeria 24 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYNorway 39 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYOman 0 %
FREE COUNTRYPakistan 20 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYPanama 25 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYPapua New Guinea 42 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYPeru 30 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYPhilippines 32 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYPoland 32 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYPortugal 56.5 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYPuerto Rico 33 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYQatar 0 %
FREE COUNTRYRepublic Of The Congo 45 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYRomania 56.5 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYRussia 13 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYRwanda 30 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYSamoa 27 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYSaudi Arabia 0 %
FREE COUNTRYSenegal 40 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYSerbia 15 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYSeychelles 15 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYSierra Leone 30 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYSingapore 20 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYSlovakia 25 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYSlovenia 50 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYSouth Africa 40 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYSouth Korea 38 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYSpain 52 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYSri Lanka 24 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYSudan 15 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYSuriname 38 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYSwaziland 33 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYSweden 56.9 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYSwitzerland 40 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYSyria 22 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYTaiwan 40 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYTanzania 30 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYThailand 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYTrinidad And Tobago 25 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYTunisia 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYTurkey 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYUganda 40 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYUkraine 17 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYUnited Arab Emirates 0 %
FREE COUNTRYUnited Kingdom 45 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYUnited States 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYUruguay 30 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYUzbekistan 22 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYVenezuela 34 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYVietnam 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYYemen 15 %
MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRYZambia 35 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYZimbabwe 50 %
STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRYdata provided by:
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