generic-user-1 said:
the us system is just broken. the wrong persons pay the taxes... u have to take the money from the rich, not from the poor. and the election system is broken too. to much money in the game... |
Northern Europe is much less (about as) regulatory than the U.S.
http://www.heritage.org/index/ranking
Denmark
Business Freedom - 98.1
Denmark’s regulatory environment remains one of the world’s most efficient. Starting a business takes only four procedures, and minimum capital requirements have been reduced. Relatively flexible hiring and dismissal regulations sustain an efficient labor market. Monetary stability is well established, but rents are controlled, and medications are heavily subsidized. In 2013, green energy subsidies were reduced.
Sweden
Business Freedom - 91.1
It takes three procedures and 16 days to incorporate a business, but completing licensing requirements can be time-consuming and costly. Bankruptcy procedures are straightforward. Labor regulations continue to be rigid, with the non-salary cost of hiring a worker considerable. Sweden’s agriculture minister has led a courageous fight to eliminate all European Union farm subsidies and let the markets dictate food prices.
United States
Business Freedom - 89.2
Incorporating a business takes five days on average, but the overall cost of meeting regulatory requirements has increased by over $60 billion since 2009, with more than 130 new regulations imposed. The labor market, primarily regulated at the state level, remains flexible. Price distortions, caused by government interventions such as monetary easing and substantial subsidies for agriculture, health care and other welfare programs, have increased
