2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) | |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 70494984 Serbia 10/06/2015 11:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) ftw what does "economically free" means? If you work 8 hours a day from 7AM till 3PM , and you have rest of the day for family and other activites where you dont care if your salary is $500 if you can live happy with no worries There is no way to calculate happiness and that is the first thing that matters together with freedom in a sense that you dont feel your life is threatened economically or physically this report is BS |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 69599243 United States 10/06/2015 11:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) ftw what does "economically free" means? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70494984 If you work 8 hours a day from 7AM till 3PM , and you have rest of the day for family and other activites where you dont care if your salary is $500 if you can live happy with no worries There is no way to calculate happiness and that is the first thing that matters together with freedom in a sense that you dont feel your life is threatened economically or physically this report is BS Read the fucking report you retard. It doesn't calculate happiness for fuck sake. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 63265313 Ireland 10/06/2015 11:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) [link to blogs.transparent.com] I know it someone's apinion but interesting nonetheless. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 69599243 United States 10/06/2015 11:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) A Typical American VS a Typical Russian: Where Does the Money Go? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 63265313 [link to blogs.transparent.com] I know it someone's apinion but interesting nonetheless. Interesting. Thanks for posting. |
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WeaponX2 User ID: 10680275 United States 10/06/2015 11:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) ftw what does "economically free" means? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70494984 If you work 8 hours a day from 7AM till 3PM , and you have rest of the day for family and other activites where you dont care if your salary is $500 if you can live happy with no worries There is no way to calculate happiness and that is the first thing that matters together with freedom in a sense that you dont feel your life is threatened economically or physically this report is BS Read the fucking report you retard. It doesn't calculate happiness for fuck sake. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 9619751 Canada 10/06/2015 12:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) I think this report is B.S. Democracy in Hong Kong??? HAHA Canadians don't even own their own land. The crown has the rights to it. The report is really who has the best illusion of of economic freedom |
So I Am User ID: 69947748 United States 10/06/2015 12:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) Singapore might have a lot of economic freedom since it is a trading capital in Southeast Asia, but make no mistake, it does not respect individual liberties and should not really be considered free. That is a very restrictive and bigoted society. Nice place to visit, do business, but not that great to live in. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 66539097 United States 10/06/2015 12:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) Singapore might have a lot of economic freedom since it is a trading capital in Southeast Asia, but make no mistake, it does not respect individual liberties and should not really be considered free. That is a very restrictive and bigoted society. Nice place to visit, do business, but not that great to live in. Quoting: So I Am 69947748 Do you think its a good time to buy real estate in singapore and malaysia now? Dollar has been very strong so we are getting almost 40% discount in currency rate but they have so many unsold condos that its rediculous now. I've been eyeing it for awhile. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70364866 United States 10/06/2015 12:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) I would rather the report break it down economically for capitalists and Workers. Or Total Freedom Report Ireland is hardly a utopia for workers as is Hong Kong. The Communist Government in China stole millions of Chinese plots of lands and forced them to move to places like Hong Kong to build widgets for us. There are no worker rights in China |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70353256 United States 10/06/2015 01:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) TAXATION must only come from sales taxes and from income from corporations which are NOT people.. despite the efforts to the contrary. Business income may be taxed.. but this does not include the independent sole proprietor as long as he takes all profits as personal income... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 69532519 Canada 10/06/2015 01:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) Economically FREE MUST INCLUDE the absence of the PERSONAL INCOME TAX as personal property which includes ONE's LABOR may not be morally taxed.. ever. You may have to rewrite that list... in your first post. Quoting: Fiji01 TAXATION must only come from sales taxes and from income from corporations which are NOT people.. despite the efforts to the contrary. Business income may be taxed.. but this does not include the independent sole proprietor as long as he takes all profits as personal income... Read the report. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 69532519 Canada 10/06/2015 01:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) I would rather the report break it down economically for capitalists and Workers. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70364866 Or Total Freedom Report Ireland is hardly a utopia for workers as is Hong Kong. The Communist Government in China stole millions of Chinese plots of lands and forced them to move to places like Hong Kong to build widgets for us. There are no worker rights in China Why on Earth would the report use a Marxist methodology like that? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 69532519 Canada 10/06/2015 01:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) Singapore might have a lot of economic freedom since it is a trading capital in Southeast Asia, but make no mistake, it does not respect individual liberties and should not really be considered free. That is a very restrictive and bigoted society. Nice place to visit, do business, but not that great to live in. Quoting: So I Am 69947748 2015 Economic Freedom Report. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70364866 United States 10/06/2015 01:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) 1. Hong Kong Quoting: The_Original_Mind 2. Singapore 3. New Zealand 4. Switzerland 5. UAE 6. Mauritius 7. Jordan 8. Ireland 9. Canada 10. UK A couple of these countries have one thing in common. They employ slave labor, disregard human rights and environmental concerns. Hong Kong needs no explanation The Middle East countries like Jordan, UAE and Mauritius import cheap slaves to their countries to do the dirty work they do not want to do. I do not believe in corporate fascism |
WeaponX2 User ID: 10680275 United States 10/06/2015 01:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) Canada is best of all in the Americas Quoting: Anonymous Coward 64926957 But liberals here think we're the most oppressed That's their schtick everywhere. Except where they are in charge, like North Korea, then they lie about how they've got it the best of everyone, usually announced over a mass grave of famine victims or dissidents. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70364866 United States 10/06/2015 01:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) Migrants building UAE cultural hub 'working in prison conditions' [link to www.theguardian.com] Call for UN to investigate plight of migrant workers in the UAE Work conditions in the UAE and throughout the area described as 'international scandal' [link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)] Human rights organizations have complained about violations of human rights in Dubai.[2] Most notably, some of the 250,000 foreign laborers in the city have been alleged to live in conditions described by Human Rights Watch as being "less than humane."[3][4][5][6] The mistreatment of foreign workers was a subject of the disputed 2009 documentary, Slaves of Dubai.[7] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 69532519 Canada 10/06/2015 01:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) Complete economic freedom would entail being able to kill the workers, grind their body done to oil and sell the oil to other workers to cook with. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70364866 Wow, that's some impressive propaganda you've been fed. Complete economic freedom rests on the recognition of property rights. Property rights rest on the recognition of the right to life. The right to life precludes what you just said. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70364866 United States 10/06/2015 01:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 2015 Economic Freedom Report: The freedom of all the world's countries, ranked!! (Hint: America's not #1) I would rather the report break it down economically for capitalists and Workers. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70364866 Or Total Freedom Report Ireland is hardly a utopia for workers as is Hong Kong. The Communist Government in China stole millions of Chinese plots of lands and forced them to move to places like Hong Kong to build widgets for us. There are no worker rights in China Why on Earth would the report use a Marxist methodology like that? So taking into consideration anyone else other than corporate fascists is marxist? Got it. I suppose you support the Fascist TPP as well |