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To: TimF who wrote (209420)	10/30/2004 2:20:49 PM
From: AK2004	Respond to of 1578302

re: So it shows the US as the 2nd most competitive economy in the world and the most competitive large economy. not only that but also that there are only 2 large countries in top 10 and only one (US) in top 8. That is an outstanding ranking for US. Though I am not sure how valid that study is since it places Finland as number 1 with it's government spendings of 60% of gdp (1995). also the study is very biased: 2. position: ”European Patents per million population”, Finland 265 (year 1999) - Sweden 1. Position 289 - EU average 125 6. position: ”US patents per million population”, Finland 135 (year 1999) - US 312, Japan 248, Sweden 171, Germany 122, Luxembourg 64 - EU average 69 European Patents for Finland is 265 but if you look at US patents then there is totally different story there....not even speaking of absolute patents (not per Mil)

To: TimF who wrote (209420)	10/30/2004 6:35:35 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578302

So it shows the US as the 2nd most competitive economy in the world and the most competitive large economy. That's hardly a slam on the US or an endorsement of socialism. The Scandinavian countries are more socialist then the US, but public spending as a % of GDP is not the only measure of how the government interferes negatively in the economy, and even in this measure there has been a reduction from former high levels. There is also the regulatory burden, labor law flexibility, and many other factors. And government is not the only factor. Except in a truly socialist/communist state the goods and services are produced by the private sector and while obviously the government has an impact (sometimes a large impact) on the private sector, it isn't the only thing that determines competitiveness. It shows that their blending of socialism and capitalism works very well. ted

To: TimF who wrote (209420)	10/30/2004 7:00:53 PM
From: RealMuLan	Respond to of 1578302

The individual tax for Canada on that site needs to be updated<g> Here is the new tax rate for Canada (The lowest is 39%): ___Intereste and regular income___Capital gain___Capital Gain for Canadaian Stocks Alberta__39.00%__19.50%___24.08% Nunavut__40.50%__20.25%___28.96% Yukon____42.40%__21.20%___28.63% Northwest Territories__42.55%__21.28%__29.02% British Columbia__43.70%__21.85%__31.58% Saskatchewan__44.00%__22.00%__28.33% Manitoba__46.40%__23.20%__35.08% Ontario__46.41%__23.20%__31.34% New Brunswick__46.84%__23.42%__37.26% Prince Edward Island__47.37%__23.69%__31.96% Quebec__48.22%___24.11%___32.81% Nova Scotia__48.25%__24.13%__33.06% Newfoundland&Labrador__48.64% __24.32%__37.32%