[lit-ideas] Who Says High Taxes are Bad?
- From: Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:36:48 -0400
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/29/business/worldbusiness/29compete.html
Finland Again Ranks First Among Global Competitors
By TOM WRIGHT,
International Herald Tribune
Published: September 29, 2005
GENEVA, Sept. 28 - Nordic countries remain more competitive than
those of any other region, while Japan and the major economies of
Europe have become less so, the World Economic Forum said Wednesday
in its annual study.
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The high rankings of Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Norway
highlighted the countries' ability to foster a climate in which
business can flourish while they also run large social welfare
systems. Their success can in part be explained by high taxes, which
most citizens accept in exchange for free health care and education,
affordable child care and generous unemployment benefits.
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