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Argonaut, are you suggesting that the chart shows transparency of nations?? That's inferring a lot from one chart :) I don't think America is the most transpare

Argonaut, are you suggesting that the chart shows transparency of nations?? That's inferring a lot from one chart :) I don't think America is the most transparent country in the world. Credit Suisse did the research and reported the chart+numbers. From Global Trade Alert's website: 'Global Trade Alert provides real-time information on <i>state measures</i> taken during the current global downturn that are likely to affect foreign commerce.' It is not a list of petitions by companies. Here's the original report from CS: https://doc.research-and-analytics.csfb.com/docView?document_id=x657558&serialid=CKNMlWfHjw7rZyk%2BUGmvnQWrpsyCCwGev4oQ/ngdrE8%3D(Chart https://doc.research-and-analytics.csfb.com/docView?document... appears on page 20) And Trump is all about protectionism. If America wasn't the most protectionist country before, it certainly will be very soon.

adventured 10y ago
America is in fact one of the most transparent nations on earth. [1] That includes the judiciary, presidency, congress, and law structure. The US Government and state governments publish vast amounts of information about their operations, studies, results, bills, spending, research, etc that is publicly available. The US routinely scores among the top few nations when it comes to making such data public. It's also widely regarded as one of the least corrupt nations. [2] Transparency and low-corruption are two things that very frequently go hand-in-hand. [1] http://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/transparency-full-list http://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/transparency-full-... "Denmark [the US came in #11] is the most transparent country, according to more than 8,000 informed elites from four different regions who filled out surveys for the 2016 Best Countries rankings. The rankings, formed in partnership with brand strategy firm BAV Consulting and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, aim to gauge global perceptions of the world's biggest economies in terms of specific attributes associated with countries." On corruption the US is listed at #16 by transparency international, ahead of France and Japan, but behind Australia and the UK: [2] http://www.transparency.org/cpi2015#results-table http://www.transparency.org/cpi2015#results-table
argonaut 10y ago
Credit Suisse just copied the numbers from Global Trade Alert. Did you even look at the reports on the Global Trade Alert website? Or did you just read the "About" page? Mentioning Trump is just FUD and indirection. You can mention him if he's elected and if he manages to enact protectionist policies.
- arey_abhishek 10y ago
  Yes I did look through GTA's site and about us page. I looked at GTA and it's a highly respected research org. And CS is a very competent investment bank. So I do believe their research. You are attacking a straw man. Find me another data source that refutes GTA and Credit Suisse. Peace.
  - argonaut 10y ago
    This is a terrible argument from authority. You didn't actually look at the GTA data, did you? I did, and most of it falls into the categories I outlined in my original comments.

adventured 10y ago

America is in fact one of the most transparent nations on earth. [1] That includes the judiciary, presidency, congress, and law structure. The US Government and state governments publish vast amounts of information about their operations, studies, results, bills, spending, research, etc that is publicly available. The US routinely scores among the top few nations when it comes to making such data public. It's also widely regarded as one of the least corrupt nations. [2] Transparency and low-corruption are two things that very frequently go hand-in-hand. [1] http://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/transparency-full-list http://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/transparency-full-... "Denmark [the US came in #11] is the most transparent country, according to more than 8,000 informed elites from four different regions who filled out surveys for the 2016 Best Countries rankings. The rankings, formed in partnership with brand strategy firm BAV Consulting and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, aim to gauge global perceptions of the world's biggest economies in terms of specific attributes associated with countries." On corruption the US is listed at #16 by transparency international, ahead of France and Japan, but behind Australia and the UK: [2] http://www.transparency.org/cpi2015#results-table http://www.transparency.org/cpi2015#results-table

argonaut 10y ago

Credit Suisse just copied the numbers from Global Trade Alert. Did you even look at the reports on the Global Trade Alert website? Or did you just read the "About" page? Mentioning Trump is just FUD and indirection. You can mention him if he's elected and if he manages to enact protectionist policies.

arey_abhishek 10y ago
Yes I did look through GTA's site and about us page. I looked at GTA and it's a highly respected research org. And CS is a very competent investment bank. So I do believe their research. You are attacking a straw man. Find me another data source that refutes GTA and Credit Suisse. Peace.
- argonaut 10y ago
  This is a terrible argument from authority. You didn't actually look at the GTA data, did you? I did, and most of it falls into the categories I outlined in my original comments.