#18 Citizens Struggle Under "Unfair" Tax Burden

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1. the government is reining in public spending
-1.33 to +2.4 Civil Rights (mean +0.0012)
-5 to +1.43 Economy (mean -0.0266)
-13.11 to -0 Political Freedom (mean -0.0762)
-0.4 to +6.59 Wealth Gaps (mean +0.0125)
+0 to +30.85 Death Rate (mean +1.2687)
+0 to +1.68 Compassion (mean +0.0047)
-50.2 to +94.56 Eco-Friendliness (mean +6.8157)
-2 to +2 Social Conservatism (mean +0.0011)
-4.5 to +4.5 Nudity (mean 0)
-156.66 to +909.07 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +13.7984)
-62.87 to +91.64 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +11.8580)
-218.65 to +143.91 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +14.9524)
-254.35 to +168.76 Industry: Information Technology (mean +24.2399)
-115.64 to +104.69 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +9.9181)
-357.86 to +248.36 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +20.1350)
-690.69 to +231.11 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +33.6239)
-258.68 to +101.67 Sector: Agriculture (mean +15.6601)
-384.87 to +71.8 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +5.9688)
-187.44 to +151.78 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +16.8275)
-204.96 to +132.74 Industry: Mining (mean +16.3922)
-229.8 to +102.35 Industry: Insurance (mean +9.9686)
-258.81 to +103.03 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +12.9864)
-236.49 to +137.39 Industry: Retail (mean +12.8256)
-176.26 to +107.15 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +13.7443)
-272.7 to +739.44 Industry: Gambling (mean +72.6393)
-763.66 to +920.11 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +62.3745)
-1.12 to -0 Government Size (mean -0.4271)
-753.38 to -0 Welfare (mean -240.7111)
-652.76 to -0 Public Healthcare (mean -286.3350)
-100.4 to +238.9 Law Enforcement (mean +22.8917)
-65.52 to +414.55 Business Subsidization (mean +13.3136)
-1.16 to +7.45 Income Equality (mean +0.0292)
+0 to +1.02 Niceness (mean +0.0025)
-9.23 to +0.4 Rudeness (mean -0.0557)
-3.73 to -0 Intelligence (mean -0.6598)
+0 to +7.99 Ignorance (mean +0.6300)
+0 to +1.93 Health (mean +0.0041)
-2 to +4 Weather (mean +0.0107)
-2.52 to -0 Compliance (mean -0.6282)
-8.3 to +2.41 Safety (mean -1.2959)
-10.88 to -0 Lifespan (mean -0.8677)
-3.81 to +0.67 Ideological Radicality (mean -0.0207)
-145.02 to +118.77 Defense Forces (mean +19.5882)
-2.73 to -0 Pacifism (mean -0.8141)
-5 to +1.43 Economic Freedom (mean -0.0218)
-3.86 to -0 Taxation (mean -1.8568)
+0 to +4.95 Freedom From Taxation (mean +4.3803)
-0.18 to +3.5 Corruption (mean +0.0073)
-0.2 to +0.27 Integrity (mean +0.0010)
-174.71 to +156.48 Authoritarianism (mean +0.8317)
-1 to -0 Youth Rebelliousness (mean -0.0021)
-0.3 to +4.09 Employment (mean +0.4196)
-78.09 to +88.55 Public Transport (mean +7.7615)
-33 to +1.03 Tourism (mean -14.0409)
+0 to +0.3 Weaponization (mean +0.0195)
-2.17 to +1.94 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.0019)
-1.15 to +0.02 Obesity (mean -0.0026)
-32.75 to +19.93 Environmental Beauty (mean -0.0274)
+0 to +24.86 Charmlessness (mean +0.6952)
-0.67 to +3.81 Averageness (mean +0.0207)
-3.88 to +0.01 Human Development Index (mean -0.5437)
+0 to +20 Primitiveness (mean +1.7844)
-20 to +0.11 Scientific Advancement (mean -1.8304)
+0 to +4.7 Inclusiveness (mean +0.0100)
-3830.59 to +409.45 Average Income (mean -494.4834)
-1443.39 to +418.84 Average Income of Poor (mean -248.1462)
-10079 to +1041 Average Income of Rich (mean -1014.7030)
-612.51 to -0 Public Education (mean -276.4911)
+0 to +2.35 Crime (mean +0.3846)
-39.05 to +17.69 Foreign Aid (mean +2.6475)
-1862.67 to +5869.65 Average Disposable Income (mean +953.7282)
-0.06 to +0.05 Patriotism (mean -0.0000)
-0.8 to +1.41 Food Quality (mean +0.0017)
sometimes adds notability: complete absence of social welfare
sometimes adds notability: complete lack of public education
sometimes removes notability: devotion to social welfare
sometimes removes notability: punitive income tax rates
sometimes removes notability: restrictive gun laws
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2025-11-03
2025-10-23
2025-10-20
2025-10-25
2021-08-08
2. high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate
-7.82 to +1.61 Civil Rights (mean -0.0132)
-19.11 to +8.8 Economy (mean -4.2247)
-12 to +1.43 Political Freedom (mean -0.0118)
-655.46 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -2.0769)
-36.94 to +6.67 Death Rate (mean -0.3325)
-1.37 to +1 Compassion (mean +0.0006)
-365.48 to +70.79 Eco-Friendliness (mean -23.9388)
-2.42 to +7.6 Social Conservatism (mean +0.0133)
-18 to +20.25 Nudity (mean -0.0144)
-1058.71 to +291.25 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -61.6738)
-851 to +106.62 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -59.2555)
-875.5 to +163.66 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -78.4011)
-798.14 to +495.19 Industry: Information Technology (mean -77.2835)
-671.06 to +65.34 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -70.3695)
-1952.66 to +225.14 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -151.2971)
-1174.19 to +713.99 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -84.9435)
-1149.83 to +238.51 Sector: Agriculture (mean -58.2640)
-780.86 to +95.57 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -45.8472)
-689.06 to +219.66 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -64.2945)
-747.31 to +292.58 Industry: Mining (mean -77.6097)
-905.23 to +61.17 Industry: Insurance (mean -64.4670)
-792.25 to +158.84 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -60.5137)
-808.88 to +358.01 Industry: Retail (mean -136.9842)
-759.74 to +410.96 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -72.5123)
-1813.39 to +640.76 Industry: Gambling (mean -195.0603)
-1868.33 to +833.52 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -225.0138)
-0.23 to +0.15 Government Size (mean +0.0002)
-745.58 to +63.71 Welfare (mean -78.2799)
-497.05 to +112.31 Public Healthcare (mean -61.3489)
-702.42 to +185.15 Law Enforcement (mean -72.1335)
-321.63 to +181.51 Business Subsidization (mean -23.6695)
+0 to +173.14 Religiousness (mean +0.2772)
+0 to +34.96 Income Equality (mean +14.6828)
-1.57 to +0.62 Niceness (mean -0.0002)
-48.95 to +0.22 Rudeness (mean -2.2579)
-2.59 to +1.05 Intelligence (mean -0.0067)
-0.36 to +1.89 Ignorance (mean +0.0058)
+0 to +1.02 Political Apathy (mean +0.0011)
-0.13 to +0.41 Health (mean +0.0003)
-1 to +9 Weather (mean +0.0108)
-0.23 to +11.9 Compliance (mean +1.1036)
-2.99 to +25.51 Safety (mean +2.7573)
-3.14 to +13.81 Lifespan (mean +0.1014)
-6.54 to +4.26 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.5825)
-657.87 to +311.48 Defense Forces (mean -74.9370)
-0.12 to +11.18 Pacifism (mean +1.8332)
-19.66 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -4.0252)
+0 to +4.38 Taxation (mean +1.4167)
-12.21 to -0 Freedom From Taxation (mean -4.7753)
-0.12 to +1.7 Corruption (mean +0.0021)
-0.1 to +0.22 Integrity (mean +0.0000)
-38.01 to +1376.3 Authoritarianism (mean +130.2314)
+0 to +1 Youth Rebelliousness (mean +0.0011)
-2 to -0 Culture (mean -0.0022)
-9.5 to +0.32 Employment (mean -1.2611)
-409.34 to +50.07 Public Transport (mean -41.0791)
-1.8 to +204.35 Tourism (mean +29.5712)
-1.3 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0259)
-45.64 to +1.66 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.0725)
-2.53 to +0.02 Obesity (mean -0.1705)
-0.6 to -0 Secularism (mean -0.0010)
+0 to +76.09 Environmental Beauty (mean +0.0825)
-62.27 to +0.01 Charmlessness (mean -0.5992)
-4.26 to +6.54 Averageness (mean -0.5825)
-3.88 to +4.61 Human Development Index (mean -0.7750)
-1.68 to +20.01 Primitiveness (mean +0.0293)
-20 to +1.6 Scientific Advancement (mean -0.0260)
-12.3 to +1.12 Inclusiveness (mean -0.0137)
-8756.47 to +4049.47 Average Income (mean -2213.7290)
-2995.9 to +145275.48 Average Income of Poor (mean +6154.9920)
-852775 to +241 Average Income of Rich (mean -24726.8210)
-628.63 to +164.46 Public Education (mean -75.4011)
-6.92 to +0.01 Crime (mean -0.6089)
-307 to +30.66 Foreign Aid (mean -23.0188)
-9452 to +509.63 Average Disposable Income (mean -2138.8104)
-1.24 to +0.21 Patriotism (mean -0.0016)
-7.48 to +0.64 Food Quality (mean -1.0080)
sometimes adds notability: punitive income tax rates
sometimes removes notability: spontaneously combusting cars
sometimes adds notability: stringent health and safety legislation
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2025-10-31
2023-01-12
2025-11-01
3. citizens select which government department gets their income tax @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@ each year
-0.67 to +1.12 Civil Rights (mean +0.0025)
-5.34 to -0 Economy (mean -0.8851)
-10.22 to +13.34 Political Freedom (mean +5.4883)
-0.31 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.0006)
-4.56 to +2.9 Death Rate (mean +0.0722)
-0.6 to +1 Compassion (mean +0.0010)
-162.87 to +0.95 Eco-Friendliness (mean -6.1853)
-0.84 to +0.5 Social Conservatism (mean -0.0021)
-2.25 to +2.25 Nudity (mean +0.0004)
-313.34 to +3.14 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -16.3330)
-380.07 to +1.61 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -16.1421)
-444.98 to +7.03 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -21.4455)
-842.95 to +160.72 Industry: Information Technology (mean -31.8124)
-442.95 to +49.25 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -18.2244)
-936.99 to +3.09 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -34.3549)
-1292.33 to +1309.21 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -20.4793)
-412.76 to +1.81 Sector: Agriculture (mean -16.0126)
-304.01 to +47.08 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -11.4666)
-334.51 to +10.59 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -19.5108)
-370.06 to +12.53 Industry: Mining (mean -18.7963)
-341.68 to +2.03 Industry: Insurance (mean -18.1781)
-342.83 to +4.75 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -17.0015)
-399.31 to +20.81 Industry: Retail (mean -18.5960)
-450.48 to +73.63 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -21.2212)
-534.84 to +3.46 Industry: Gambling (mean -51.7158)
-1365.61 to +1289.09 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -58.2662)
+0 to +0.36 Government Size (mean +0.0828)
-301.08 to +67.21 Welfare (mean -18.5581)
-227.04 to +68.18 Public Healthcare (mean -15.0720)
-287.28 to +4.68 Law Enforcement (mean -13.8131)
-285.74 to -0 Business Subsidization (mean -135.8087)
+0 to +3.12 Income Equality (mean +0.0093)
-0.39 to +1 Niceness (mean +0.0023)
-5.52 to +22.97 Rudeness (mean +3.3611)
-1.67 to +6.83 Intelligence (mean +1.4912)
-7.36 to +1.85 Ignorance (mean -1.5172)
-4.15 to -0 Political Apathy (mean -3.3637)
-1.52 to +1 Health (mean -0.0006)
+0 to +0.49 Cheerfulness (mean +0.0007)
-2 to +2 Weather (mean 0)
+0 to +1.25 Compliance (mean +0.3508)
+0 to +7.81 Safety (mean +2.7545)
-1.37 to +1.18 Lifespan (mean -0.0864)
-3.56 to +3.51 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.5970)
-487.12 to +626.07 Defense Forces (mean -14.0246)
-12.34 to +2.66 Pacifism (mean +0.5352)
-2.85 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -0.0074)
+0 to +1.67 Taxation (mean +0.3768)
-3 to -0 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.7650)
-8.53 to +2.18 Corruption (mean -1.5424)
-0.87 to +1.87 Integrity (mean +0.2063)
-1807.14 to +100.47 Authoritarianism (mean -150.7474)
+0 to +1 Culture (mean +0.0015)
-1.47 to +0.18 Employment (mean -0.0462)
-133.54 to +1.53 Public Transport (mean -7.8507)
-19.96 to +63.62 Tourism (mean +7.3388)
-0.22 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0081)
-1.48 to +0.49 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.5280)
-0.42 to +0.82 Obesity (mean -0.0001)
-39.96 to +2.08 Charmlessness (mean -0.3819)
-3.51 to +3.56 Averageness (mean -0.5970)
-1.23 to +0.91 Human Development Index (mean -0.1097)
-14.14 to +0.01 Primitiveness (mean -1.0509)
-0.01 to +14.14 Scientific Advancement (mean +1.0833)
-1.5 to +2.78 Inclusiveness (mean +0.0002)
-4069.74 to +1058.58 Average Income (mean -388.4974)
-3447.85 to +689.92 Average Income of Poor (mean -238.8411)
-9159 to +1543 Average Income of Rich (mean -639.3624)
-153.44 to +251.02 Public Education (mean +124.6289)
-1.41 to -0 Crime (mean -0.2014)
-133.26 to +0.63 Foreign Aid (mean -4.5355)
-3058.65 to +406.57 Average Disposable Income (mean -448.3689)
+0 to +4.33 Patriotism (mean +1.9189)
-0.7 to +0.41 Food Quality (mean -0.0012)
sometimes removes notability: complete lack of public education
sometimes adds notability: punitive income tax rates
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