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I would like to say that using taxes and spending as a percentage of GDP being lower than other industrialized nations is on non-sequitur - so what? Are we going to compare ourselves to the EU which is collapsing under its own weight in un-sustainable socialist (albeit "democratic socialist") platforms? Shall we model let's say: Greece? Spain? Potugal? The UK? France? I would not want to compare myself to any losing proposition whether in business or government. If you are using benchmarks to shoot for would you use metics from profitable "like" businesses or non-profitable "like" businesses for example? I would not aim at the non-profitable ones! Why compare yourself to a losing entity? You can if you want, but you will end up where you are aiming - loses! You might choose Japan - but they are awash in their own quagmire apart from the Sunami and many of their profits come from US based businesses. I wouldn't - it makes no sense.