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Michael Gurstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> quoted:
>From: Jim Peers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Skilled talent leaving Canada,
> Swiss study finds
> High taxes blamed: Canada ranks 36th for ability to
> retain well-educated people
>
> Robert Fife Ottawa Bureau Chief
> National Post
[...]
>Of 47 countries featured in the 1999 yearbook, Canada ranks 36th
>and Sweden 43rd in their ability to retain well-educated people.
[...]
>initiative. Out of 47 countries, Canada is 35th for low tax rates,
>while the U.S. is ranked at seven. Hong Kong is the star performer
>in keeping taxes low.
[...]
>competitiveness. When overall competitiveness is factored, Canada
>ranks 10th, behind Germany, Denmark, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Netherlands,
>Luxembourg, Finland, Singapore and the U.S.
[...]
>When it comes to quality of life, the yearbook placed Canada at
>three behind Switzerland and Austria, while the U.S. was ranked
>at 16. The United Nations recently ranked Canada as the best place in the
>world to live for the sixth straight year.
Anyone like to speculate about the correspondences between tax rates
and quality of life? What do you want to bet there's a lovely reverse
correlation?
-PV
