The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

would receive $1,000 from the federal government to help support their child. In China, a family with an income of $32,400 is expected to pay about $6,725 in income tax.

This example is not "comparing apples to apples". Buying power of $1 is different in US and China. The argument ignores the difference in average income in different parts of the world. The exmaple barely support the statement. The author needs more work.