辩论要客观, 看看数据,
# Country Tax in % of GDP (2005)
1 Sweden 51.3 %
2 Denmark 50.3
3 Belgium 45.5
4 Norway 44.3
5 France 44.0
6 Finland 43.9
7 Iceland 42.4
8 Austria 42.0
9 Italy 40.6
10 Slovenia 40.5
11 Germany 38.8
12 Hungary 38.5
13-14 Luxembourg 38.2
13-14 The Netherlands 38.2
15 United Kingdom 37.0
16 New Zealand 36.6
17 Czech Republic 36.3
18 Spain 35.6
19 Bulgaria 35.9
20 Cyprus 35.6
21-22 Malta 35.3
21-22 Portugal 35.3
23 Poland 34.2
24 Canada 33.5
25 Turkey 32.3
26 Estonia 30.9
27-28 Australia 30.9
27-28 Ireland 30.8
29 Switzerland 30.0
30 Latvia 29.4
31 Slovakia 29.3
32 Lithuania 28.9
33 Romania 27.3
34 United States 26.8
35 South Korea 25.5
36 Mexico 19.9
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My2Cents
2008-02-25 21:14
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I agree with most of your analysis. Just one thing I would like to have a clear answer: when you made the comparison between China and the U.S., have you included the state taxes and municipal taxes, on top of the federal taxes, when you calculated taxes as a percentage of GDP for U.S.?
耶鲁大学教授: 中国政府规模到底有多大