2012 U.S. Presidential Election

[Crazed Rabbit]

So, Lemur, when you finally post some facts they end up agreeing with me. I mean, it's like I summarized that without reading it:

A general ranking does not refute the fact that net regulations have been continually increasing.

Zakaria errs by citing the overall, weighted average U.S. rank of 5th to support his assertion that we already have a tax and regulatory structure that creates strong incentives for business to flourish. That relatively high ranking reflects a few obvious U.S. advantages—tax and regulatory structure not being among them.

CR

[Lemur]

So, Lemur, when you finally post some facts they end up agreeing with me.

"Finally post some facts"? Sheesh. You might want to dab the corners of your mouth, there's some smug dribbling down the edge.

I'm interested in reality, whether it reflects my preconceptions or not. I'm happy to post links and quotes from articles that argue in whatever direction, so long as they seem to be argued in good faith off good data.

Cato is a hyper-partisan source, but this article seemed to be well-founded.

Unlike Austrian Economics, I try to be grounded in empiricism. If reality shows something to be different from what I thought, I bow to reality.

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P.S.: I note that percentages don't make you break out in hives when they're from Cato. So maybe it's the kinds of percentages?

[Crazed Rabbit]

"Finally post some facts"? Sheesh. You might want to dab the corners of your mouth, there's some smug dribbling down the edge.

That would be the result of your snarky replies to my initial posts.

P.S.: I note that percentages don't make you break out in hives when they're from Cato. So maybe it's the kinds of percentages?

Or, you know, Cato has a lot less percentages.

CR