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Americans pay on average 24.5% of their income on tax, plus VAT, CGT, estate tax, fuel tax, etc. All in all, Americans pay a little under $5 trillion per year in taxes. On top of this, the government is projected to borrow an additional $2 trillion this year alone to pay for the ballooning national expenditure.
Someone is making a lot of money on the backs of taxpayers. Since it’s not going to healthcare, it bears some scrutiny.
You think it maybe has something to do with the U.S. being not only the largest military, but larger than the next 20 or so militaries in the world? Possibly?
Nah, must be those anthropology courses.
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The United States doesn't have a VAT.
There is no VAT in the United States.
And of course conservatives direct their scrutiny towards education. And not, you know, the military.
None of this pays for any significant part of people's college!
There is no VAT in the US. Also, most Americans don't pay an estate tax, as the estate has to be worth something like 4 million dollars before that kicks in.