> Correlation doesn't imply causation Yes, that's what I said. ;p From gp: > There is a pretty simple correlation between growth in government spending and a

> Correlation doesn't imply causation Yes, that's what I said. ;p From gp: > There is a pretty simple correlation between growth in government spending and a reduced ability of businesses to have a positive impact in their community. Oh really? I'm somewhat familiar with German companies and the extreme regulation and worker-focused rules they endure as a good comparison to American businesses which I am intimately familiar with. My takeaway is that while it's much much harder to operate and innovate in Germany, the citizens are better off in immeasurable ways. Spectra, pendula, all that...