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George Eliot

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4. Those countries are more regulated. Esp. the northern soc. democracies.

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 10, 2016, 11:26 PM

Jun 2016

Look down the list to find countries with little regulation. They become destroyed economies and countries. Think Africa which is pretty much at the bottom.

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Best countries for Business - 2015 Forbes [View all] George Eliot Jun 2016 OP

i can't read the article...pay protected. how are they better for business? spanone Jun 2016 #1

The United States has a ton of regulations and laws yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #3

Those countries are more regulated. Esp. the northern soc. democracies. George Eliot Jun 2016 #4

Take a closer look at the ranking again. They are virtually unanimous in having tighter regulations hedda_foil Jun 2016 #5

I just expressed my opinion. I don't have any libertarianism at all. yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #6

That is an incredibly inaccurate statement davekriss Jun 2016 #15

Sorry for so much to read but this gives you most important information. George Eliot Jun 2016 #7

awesome brettdale Jun 2016 #2

We are a social democracy... Jnclr89 Jun 2016 #8

Under FDR and Johnson we were becoming an SD but are we still? George Eliot Jun 2016 #9

Oligarchy didn't run the country back in the day? Jnclr89 Jun 2016 #10

IMO, no. FDR - "they hate me..." George Eliot Jun 2016 #12

Did you notice that every country ahead of us has gov't run, single payer health care? Fuddnik Jun 2016 #11

Yes. I don't know why Americans don't get that. It's been part of the conversation for years. George Eliot Jun 2016 #13

Capitalists say socialist countries are better than US for capitalism. Festivito Jun 2016 #14