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also a matter of culture differences (Score:1)
Speaking as a danish citizen. Notice quite a few scandinavian countries in the top 10 those charts.
Also note that the income tax are not flat, but progressive. http://www.worldwide-tax.com/finland/finland_tax.asp [worldwide-tax.com]
I believe that one of the reasons of the fine ranking, is trust. I don't expect to get cheated/lied to/murdered by fellow citizens/ politicians/the state (ok, politicians always twist the truth a bit). This makes it easier to create and innovate, and more likely to share.
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Re:also a matter of culture differences (Score:2)
Yes, cultural differences are a huge problem. On this side of the pond, we have a nasty habit of placing socialism on par with Satanism. I find that amusuing because most citizens of the good ol' USA are quick to condemn this economic system despite that fact that most of them don't know a damned thing about economics.