tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post115936647743989427..comments2023-10-24T08:33:10.354-04:00Comments on Reformed Leftist (& Friends): When Pigs Fly: Business Leaders Agree With Nadir; Shun Paul HuePaul Huehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1159379565237498222006-09-27T13:52:00.000-04:002006-09-27T13:52:00.000-04:00None of us freemarketeers ever claimed that the US...None of us freemarketeers ever claimed that the US economy was perfect, or even that it was the best in the world... only better at this point than nearly any alternative. And what are those better alternatives, according to this survey of business leaders, which last year found none? Today they find four tiny countries, none with populations that exceed that of New York City: Sweden, Finland, Paul Huehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1159372083559391822006-09-27T11:48:00.000-04:002006-09-27T11:48:00.000-04:00I notice that three of the four nations that beat ...I notice that three of the four nations that beat the US are tiny. <BR/><BR/>Also, all four are homogenious; they do not struggle with massive immigration of poor people, and do not suffer from large fractions of their population fiddling around unproductively.<BR/><BR/>I am confident that all four also have education systems that focus on academics and comprise students who are much more Paul Huehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1159371790690656792006-09-27T11:43:00.000-04:002006-09-27T11:43:00.000-04:001. This is a poll of how business leaders feel, no...1. This is a poll of how business leaders feel, not a list of facts. But I do agree it means something.<BR/><BR/>2. TAX CUTS. Bush's tax cuts increased federal tax revenue and increased private business ativity (two ways of saying the same thing, actually). Without those tax cuts, certainly the US would have fallen further on this list due to:<BR/>- An even bigger fedl defict.<BR/>- Less money inPaul Huehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.com