(December 16, 2018 at 10:33 am)onlinebiker Wrote:(December 16, 2018 at 7:46 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: NZ doesn't 'flat tax' the full amount of individual or business income (I can explain this later, if you're interested), but figuring our personal income, GST and property tax, my wife and I pay about 30% of our total income in taxes. And we're OK with that.
Boru
The US could do the same if it didn't spend half it' s budget o military spending.
What' s NZ spend?
You ready to live in a world with two military giants - Russia and China??
The US spends 15% of its budget on defense, not 50%. But that's not the way to look at it. As a percentage of GDP, you spend about three and a half percent, we spend a little less than one and a half.
I already live in a world with two military giants, so I'm not sure what you're getting at.
But I don't think any of this matters. NZ clearly values a healthy populace more than the US does. If you'd prioritize people, you could manage to have the military you want and take care of sick people, all in one go.
Boru
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