Re:U.S. business contributes smallest share of federal taxes...
by tathougies on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @12:53PM
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> Italy is overrun with corruption and people don't pay tax there regardless of what the law says they're supposed to do
Actually, as a whole, Americans are much less likely to cheat on taxes than Europeans, by a significant margin. This means a lower tax rate in America, when combined with the likelihood of Americans to actually cough up cash, may be on par with a higher tax rate in Europe, considering that Europeans are more likely to be cheaters.
It would be interesting to see an analysis of how this empirical truth affects the percent tax actually paid.
Actually, as a whole, Americans are much less likely to cheat on taxes than Europeans, by a significant margin. This means a lower tax rate in America, when combined with the likelihood of Americans to actually cough up cash, may be on par with a higher tax rate in Europe, considering that Europeans are more likely to be cheaters.
It would be interesting to see an analysis of how this empirical truth affects the percent tax actually paid.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/04/why-ame...