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See other Economy Articles Title: OECD: U.S. Has Most Progressive Tax System
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WSJ
URL Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100 ... 3581204576033861522959234.html
Published: Jan 29, 2011
Author: ALAN REYNOLDS
Post Date: 2011-01-29 17:29:59 by jwpegler
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A study of 24 leading economies by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) concludes that, "Taxation is most progressively distributed in the United States, probably reflecting the greater role played there by refundable tax credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit... Taxes tend to be least progressive in the Nordic countries (notably, Sweden), France and Switzerland." | Country | Richest share of taxes | Richest share of income | Ratio | | United States | 45.1 | 33.5 | 1.35 | | Ireland | 39.1 | 30.9 | 1.26 | | Italy | 42.2 | 35.8 | 1.18 | | Australia | 36.8 | 28.6 | 1.29 | | United Kingdom | 38.6 | 32.3 | 1.2 | | New Zealand | 35.9 | 30.3 | 1.19 | | Canada | 35.8 | 29.3 | 1.22 | | Netherlands | 35.2 | 27.5 | 1.28 | | Czech Republic | 34.3 | 29.4 | 1.17 | | Germany | 31.2 | 29.2 | 1.07 | | OECD-24 | 31.6 | 28.4 | 1.11 | | Finland | 32.3 | 26.9 | 1.2 | | Slovak Republic | 32 | 28 | 1.14 | | Luxembourg | 30.3 | 26.4 | 1.15 | | Belgium | 25.4 | 27.1 | 0.94 | | Austria | 28.5 | 26.1 | 1.1 | | Korea | 27.4 | 23.4 | 1.17 | | Poland | 28.3 | 33.9 | 0.84 | | Japan | 28.5 | 28.1 | 1.01 | | Norway | 27.4 | 28.9 | 0.95 | | France | 28 | 25.5 | 1.1 | | Denmark | 26.2 | 25.7 | 1.02 | | Sweden | 26.7 | 26.6 | 1 | | Iceland | 21.6 | 24 | 0.9 | | Switzerland | 20.9 | 23.5 | 0.89 |
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Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. -- Winston Churchill
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. -- Winston Churchill
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