@Fiddle @arcana @lain Tax not directly included but is factored into PPP multiplier number for pricing of stuff like healthcare or transportation that government is providing but people would otherwise buy. If government is overspending on healthcare then it effectively lowers the pseudo-GDP listed. It's also decade old stats, and their real-gdp has stayed roughly the same, so they're even worse off now.

Screenshots from the article which the linked article was a response to.