Comments on: Taxes as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product 1980 – 2007 http://perotcharts.com/2008/05/taxes-as-a-percentage-of-gross-domestic-product-1980-2007/ Charting Government Fiscal Irresponsibility Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:55:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Delta-T http://perotcharts.com/2008/05/taxes-as-a-percentage-of-gross-domestic-product-1980-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-370 Delta-T Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:17:13 +0000 http://perotcharts.com/?p=91#comment-370 Clearly, increasing the revenue a few percentage points far offsets the damaging effects of debt. The decreased revenue during the 2001-2003 period had extremely damaging effects on the national debt and the value of the dollar. Clearly, increasing the revenue a few percentage points far offsets the damaging effects of debt.

The decreased revenue during the 2001-2003 period had extremely damaging effects on the national debt and the value of the dollar.

]]> By: J. Noga http://perotcharts.com/2008/05/taxes-as-a-percentage-of-gross-domestic-product-1980-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-270 J. Noga Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:42:44 +0000 http://perotcharts.com/?p=91#comment-270 It just seems extremely un-American to tax individual investments "earned" (by the way, does the government send you a check to cover your losses with the "Enron/Bear Stearns" investments?) with monies already taxed (as the comment above accurately details). In point, there are hundreds of other "taxes" on Americans that are not captured in this graph, that do effect the "pocket money" of Americans, as well as the economy overall. It just seems extremely un-American to tax individual investments “earned” (by the way, does the government send you a check to cover your losses with the “Enron/Bear Stearns” investments?) with monies already taxed (as the comment above accurately details). In point, there are hundreds of other “taxes” on Americans that are not captured in this graph, that do effect the “pocket money” of Americans, as well as the economy overall.

]]> By: decisivemoment http://perotcharts.com/2008/05/taxes-as-a-percentage-of-gross-domestic-product-1980-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-142 decisivemoment Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:04:22 +0000 http://perotcharts.com/?p=91#comment-142 This is more like it -- a neutral, very factual chart. But as the next few years get tacked on, you'll see that the surge of the past couple of years is a false one, driven by capital gains on a surging stock market. The stock market is now in the tank, and that line is going to go down all on its own. This is more like it — a neutral, very factual chart. But as the next few years get tacked on, you’ll see that the surge of the past couple of years is a false one, driven by capital gains on a surging stock market. The stock market is now in the tank, and that line is going to go down all on its own.

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