• NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Looks like it’s

      Country’s Annual revenue from taxes / Country’s GDP

      As a percentage rather than fractional.

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        2 days ago

        Why is the US highlighted and the percentage shown?

        Is there any relevance or just for us citizens?

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          2 days ago

          The notes say that the US GDP is the only one not weighted. No idea what weighting they’re using or why.

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              20 hours ago

              Likely the intended audience is the United States based on the highlighting of it. By leaving them out of the average you get the average of other countries to compare the US against.

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                20 hours ago

                If we collected the extra 7% we could pay down the national debt to something more manageable.