(tidying up the formatting a bit) 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