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To this extent, countries compete on taxation and value-add for services. Perhaps country A charges more in taxes, but offers more education to its people, and
by bmelton 7y ago
To this extent, countries compete on taxation and value-add for services. Perhaps country A charges more in taxes, but offers more education to its people, and a more educated workforce to hire from, while country B offers fewer of those amenities in exchange for lower taxes.
Inter-country competition helps to keep them honest, and corporations get to choose the luxury of where they operate from and do business out of.
- vorpalhex 7y agoThat's a very thoughtful reply to my off the cuff response. Corporations and people do get to shop both taxes and benefits, but most individuals seem to treat them like a genetic condition. There's value in competition, because it's about the closest we've been able to get to evolution. The issue comes about when competition is lopsided - I can understand the complaint here from the French, but I don't care at all for their solution.
- umeshunni 7y agoWhat's missing is the luxury for individuals to also choose their countries based on the same parameters.