• 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.