Inspired by a comment by desdawg someplace around here
http://www.worldwide-tax.com/index.asp#partthree
One thing to consider about taxes around the world, is what the tax covers. For example in some countries the tax is a flat rate of 50%. Some people would faint with this. However, this covers Health Care, Child care, and pension plan. If you add up the average here of lets say 32%, add health care, child care, and a 401K, your probably spending more then 50%.