[agere_contra]

Well said Expat. It's worth repeating that it's not just corporate taxation and regulation that is causing the problem.

For instance: Obamacare all by itself is wiping out discretionary spending amongst vast swathes of the American middle class.

I example corporate taxation and regulation because they represent the most obvious, undeniable declarations by the US Govt that it is actively hostile to business. But they're not the only barriers that the Government has raised.

[expat_panama]

corporate taxation and regulation because they represent the most obvious, undeniable declaration

True, --it's my thinking that Obomacare is primarily a tax on business.  It's businesses that are pleading for waivers and it's the populace masses that are forcing businesses to pay everyone's medical bills.