[NittanyLion]

“If you take all the taxes paid in the United States and you compared them against other countries, the U.S. overall taxes are the lowest as a percentage of the economy among developing countries,” said Hawkings. “About one out of every four dollars in the whole economy is paid in taxes. That’s lower than any other country in the developed world. In Denmark it’s as high as about 50 percent.”

I always chuckle when I hear nitwits complain that we're not like other countries. America didn't become exceptional by imitating Europe.

[Hoodat]

In Denmark it’s as high as about 50 percent.”

Ah, so that's how Denmark became the economic powerhouse that it currently is.