FRANCE IS TAXING GROWTH TO DEATH. For an average single worker, France’s tax wedge is 47.2%. That leaves take-home pay at a MEASLY 52.8%.

If you thought govt spending and taxation was bad in the USA, France is totally out of control. (% of GDP) France Govt Expenditure: 57.20% U.S. Govt Expenditure: 37.74% France Tax Revenue: 45.2% U.S. Tax Revenue:: 25.6%

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