Posted on 01/05/2005 9:25:11 AM PST by LongsforReagan
Starting to foreward this to every member of congress and the President.
Soon all that will differentiate the parties is social issues and the military strategy.
sounds like Pakistan
It would be interesting to know how they arrived at the list, and how they measured economic freedom. I notice several of the countries listed are known for their social safety nets and high tax rates, I would not have thought of them as leading the list of free economies.
I don't find it surprising. Businesses in the U.S. are severely over regulated. Regulation was one of the factors weighed in the study. The U.S. is slipping in economic freedom.
Perhaps you need to re-visit your premise, and entertain the possibility that some EU nations are less "socialistic" than the U.S.
Part of the reason for "outsourcing" perhaps.
I'll guess that #1 = lowest. My understanding is that the U.S. corporate tax rate is comparitively one of the highest.
No.
Well, I gotta' tell 'ya . . . it's never been a secret that Estonia is a free-market heaven, and a good number of the new EU entrants have a flat (and low) income tax. Compared to us, well . . . enough said.
Just try to tell that to the lawyers, bureaucrats, and politicians dependent on economic unfreedom!
A free economic system that encourages entrepreneurial activities and allows "creative destruction" of outmoded industries is extremely complex. I don't know how you would measure it.
I also don't see how England can be near the top when it is subject to EU regulation. In England, for instance, farmers are required by EU fiat to provide toys for their pigs to play with, so they won't chew off their tails. Farm stands that sell vegetables by the pound instead of the kilo are subject to criminal prosecution. Pub owners are not supposed to sell beer by the pint. And so forth. I very much doubt whether even post-Thatcher England is as free as the U.S.
No. This article is saying we are taxed way too much. When you combine personal taxes with corporate taxes (which people really pay), the U.S. nearly taxes more per capita than any country on the planet.
And if it's credible and true, what are the economic results? Restrictions don't always work against us.
Also,for each and every pesticide I apply,I must keep records of where I applied,how much,what method was used,and what I applied for 3 years.I also must be insured for being a landscape contractor(no biggie,I would anyway,but it's the principal).When I renew my license,they have to know exactly how much I made last year,to the penny.They need copies of my insurance and state certifications.All of this,if not followed,will bring fines and jail time,plus the loss of ones business license.
We're not nearly as free as we think we are.
In relentless pursuit of a global corporate plutocracy, the Bush Administration has left intact an economically oppressive federal regulatory bureacracy while undermining American Middle Class business interests with importation of foreign goods and labor.
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