Quote from: contagion on December 29, 2014, 05:59:58 AM

http://www.featurepics.com/FI/Thumb300/20100525/Little-White-Church-Hill-1550025.jpg

My simple dream; what is all my babble really about?

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 COUNTRY
Albania    23   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Algeria    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Angola    17   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Argentina    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Armenia    26   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Aruba    59   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Australia    45   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Austria    50   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Azerbaijan    25   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Bahamas    0   %   FREE COUNTRY
Bahrain    0   %   FREE COUNTRY
Bangladesh    25   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Barbados    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Belarus    12   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Belgium    53.7   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Bermuda    0   %   FREE COUNTRY
Bolivia    13   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Bosnia and Herzegovina    10   %   FREE COUNTRY
Botswana    25   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Brazil    27.5   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Brunei    0   %   FREE COUNTRY
Bulgaria    10   %   FREE COUNTRY
Cambodia    20   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Cameroon    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Canada    29   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Cayman Islands    0   %   FREE COUNTRY
Chad    60   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Chile    40   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
China    45   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Colombia    33   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Congo    30   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Costa Rica    15   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Croatia    47.2   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Cyprus    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Czech Republic    22   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Denmark    55.6   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Dominican Republic    25   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Ecuador    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Egypt    25   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
El Salvador    30   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Equatorial Guinea    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Estonia    21   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Ethiopia    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Euro area    44.5   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Fiji    20   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Finland    51.5   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
France    50.3   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Gabon    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Georgia    20   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Germany    47.5   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Ghana    25   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Greece    46   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Guatemala    7   %   FREE COUNTRY
Guinea    40   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Honduras    25   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Hong Kong    15   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Hungary    16   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Iceland    46.22   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
India    33.99   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Indonesia    30   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Iraq    15   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Ireland    48   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Isle of Man    20   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Israel    50   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Italy    47.9   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Ivory Coast    60   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Jamaica    25   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Japan    50.84   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Jordan    14   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Kazakhstan    10   %   FREE COUNTRY
Kenya    30   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Kosovo    10   %   FREE COUNTRY
Kuwait    0   %   FREE COUNTRY
Laos    24   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Latvia    24   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Lebanon    20   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Lesotho    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Libya    10   %   FREE COUNTRY
Liechtenstein    21   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Lithuania    15   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Luxembourg    43.6   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Macao    12   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Macedonia    10   %   FREE COUNTRY
Madagascar    20   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Malawi    30   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Malaysia    26   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Malta    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Mauritania    33   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Mauritius    15   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Mexico    30   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Moldova    18   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Mongolia    10   %   FREE COUNTRY
Montenegro    9   %   FREE COUNTRY
Morocco    38   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Mozambique    32   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Myanmar    20   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Namibia    37   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Netherlands    52   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
New Zealand    33   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Nicaragua    30   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Nigeria    24   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Norway    39   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Oman    0   %   FREE COUNTRY
Pakistan    20   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Panama    25   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Papua New Guinea    42   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Peru    30   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Philippines    32   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Poland    32   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Portugal    56.5   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Puerto Rico    33   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Qatar    0   %   FREE COUNTRY
Republic Of The Congo    45   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Romania    56.5   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Russia    13   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Rwanda    30   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Samoa    27   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Saudi Arabia    0   %   FREE COUNTRY
Senegal    40   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Serbia    15   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Seychelles    15   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Sierra Leone    30   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Singapore    20   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Slovakia    25   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Slovenia    50   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
South Africa    40   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
South Korea    38   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Spain    52   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Sri Lanka    24   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Sudan    15   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Suriname    38   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Swaziland    33   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Sweden    56.9   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Switzerland    40   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Syria    22   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Taiwan    40   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Tanzania    30   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Thailand    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Trinidad And Tobago    25   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Tunisia    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Turkey    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Uganda    40   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Ukraine    17   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
United Arab Emirates    0   %   FREE COUNTRY
United Kingdom    45   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
United States    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Uruguay    30   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Uzbekistan    22   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Venezuela    34   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Vietnam    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Yemen    15   %   MODERATELY ENSLAVED COUNTRY
Zambia    35   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY
Zimbabwe    50   %   STATIST SLAVEMASTER COUNTRY

data provided by: http://www.tradingeconomics.com