Taxpayers in America pay less in income tax than many Europeans, according to a Pew Research Center report. Belgium has the highest income tax rate, at nearly 56 percent of income, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD. Taxpayers in the U.S. pay less than 36 percent of their incomes into the national treasury. Taxes pay for services provided by the government. The U.S. ranks 25 of the 34 developed countries polled in the report. An unmarried person with no children was used as an example in the report. In America, an unmarried person, with no children, making the average wage of $50,000 in 2014 paid 24.8 percent of their income in federal income tax and payroll taxes. A similar person living in Belgium would pay 42.3 percent of their income. The average among the 39 countries in the poll was 27.3 percent income tax.
Title: US Taxes Low Compared to Other Countries
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<span data-start-time='27104' data-end-time='36229'>Taxpayers in the U.S. pay less than 36 percent of their incomes into the national treasury. </span> <span data-start-time='36229' data-end-time='40146'>Taxes pay for services provided by the government.</span> <span data-start-time='40146' data-end-time='47979'>The U.S. ranks 25 of the 34 developed countries polled in the report.</span> <span data-start-time='47979' data-end-time='55750'>An unmarried person with no children was used as an example in the report. </span> <span data-start-time='55750' data-end-time='74521'>In America, an unmarried person, with no children, making the average wage of $50,000 in 2014 paid 24.8 percent of their income in federal income tax and payroll taxes.</span> <span data-start-time='74521' data-end-time='82542'>A similar person living in Belgium would pay 42.3 percent of their income. </span> <span data-start-time='82542' data-end-time='90583'>The average among the 39 countries in the poll was 27.3 percent income tax.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/976/tax_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5827 data-hint-location='27104' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/976/what_does_treasury_mean.m4a'>What does treasury mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the place where 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