tax.spend.gnp.ds

							Government Spending
(Explain WWII debt and
post-war generation)
Comparative Approach
Taxation as a percentage of GNP
             (1995)




                          Question:
                    What percent of GNP
                    does ALL government
                     control in America?
Everyone
 Votes!
           1. 75%   0
           2. 60%   0
           3. 50%   0
           4. 40%
                    0
           5. 29%
                    0
Taxation as a percentage of GNP
             (1995)




                                  50%


                              Sweeden = 50%
                        Denmark = 49%
    Finland, Netherlands, Norway = 47%
Taxation as a percentage of GNP
             (1995)




                          45%


                        Belgium = 45%
                     France, Austria = 44%
Taxation as a percentage of GNP
             (1995)




                  40%


                  Italy = 42%

                 Greece = 41%
               Germany = 40%
Taxation as a percentage of GNP
             (1995)




           35%



         Canada = 37%
       New Zealand = 36%
          Spain = 36%
       “England” = 35%
     Switzerland = 32%
   Taxation as a percentage of GNP
                (1995)




  29%


America = 29%

Japan = 29%
               Taxation as a percentage of GNP
                            (1995)




    0- 17%        20 - 29%   30 - 35%    40 - 60%      100%


Libertarian                   Liberal                 communism
              Conservative              “Socialism”


  American Political Conservatism = 25 – 29 %

    American Political Liberalism = 30 – 35 %