Is Canada top 10 for starting business (USA in top 10) due to low regulations, taxes and welfare?

[richardhutnik]

Kasz216 said:

In fact... of the 10 countries listed...

The Top ones are all above the US in economic freedom....

and the bottom ones all talk about easing regulation and making it easier for rich people to invest.

I don't think this article is making the point you want it to make.

Actually, looking at the first page....

The World Bank's annual Doing Business report ranks the ease of doing business within 183 countries based on business-friendly regulations.

So yes.  Less regulations are definitvly the reason Canada is ahead of the US.

By that measure, the United States ranks above Canada though overall.