Re:GrapheneOS and Forensic Extraction of Data (2024)
by jonas21 on Thursday September 11, 2025 @11:59AM
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> Since the 1980s, we have been consistently taxing less.
Assuming "we" means the United States, this is not the case. Tax revenue as a percentage of GDP has been remarkably stable since the end of World War II [1].
The long-term average since 1945 is 16.85%, the average in the 1970s (i.e. the decade before the 80s) was 16.76%, and the average in the 2020s is 16.96%.
Assuming "we" means the United States, this is not the case. Tax revenue as a percentage of GDP has been remarkably stable since the end of World War II [1].
The long-term average since 1945 is 16.85%, the average in the 1970s (i.e. the decade before the 80s) was 16.76%, and the average in the 2020s is 16.96%.
[1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFRGDA188S