>>> I am so sick of the government taking almost half of everything I earn for stupid programs like this.
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>Does your almost half include sales tax? FWIW in NZ the highest tax rate is 33% on personal income over $70K, or 3% on dividends after imputation of company tax. Plus sales tax of 15% on personal expenditure.
Tax Freedom Day is more useful for general comparisons:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Freedom_Day
Regards. Al
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