Comments on: The Burdens in the life of the American Entrepreneur or Why Europe’s GDP is largest in the World http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-burdens-in-the-life-of-the-american-entrepreneur-or-why-europes-gdp-is-largest-in-the-world.html Blog of an entrepreneur Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tweets that mention The Burdens in the life of the American Entrepreneur or Why Europe’s GDP is largest in the World -- Topsy.com http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-burdens-in-the-life-of-the-american-entrepreneur-or-why-europes-gdp-is-largest-in-the-world.html#comment-264185 Tweets that mention The Burdens in the life of the American Entrepreneur or Why Europe’s GDP is largest in the World -- Topsy.com Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:31:43 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=3910#comment-264185 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mamading Ceesay, Nahum Gershon. Nahum Gershon said: RT @evangineer: The Burdens in the life of the American Entrepreneur or Why Europe’s GDP is largest in the World http://bit.ly/7OCRgx [I ... [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mamading Ceesay, Nahum Gershon. Nahum Gershon said: RT @evangineer: The Burdens in the life of the American Entrepreneur or Why Europe’s GDP is largest in the World http://bit.ly/7OCRgx [I ... [...]

]]> By: ED http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-burdens-in-the-life-of-the-american-entrepreneur-or-why-europes-gdp-is-largest-in-the-world.html#comment-264177 ED Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:14:17 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=3910#comment-264177 Should it surprise us then that European GDP is 30% greater than US GDP , $18 trillion Europe compared to $14 trillion USA? Why is it that this continent that Americans consider so 20th century, is holding its own without a common language and with many barriers to business that don’t exist in USA?????? You look at this Military spending as a topic not looked into very far. Those figures are only what the US government spends (and the only real constitutional spending of major proportion is military) We have US FED taxes, (your figures) ...they are about %50 of total taxes. The rest are: State Local Township School District and now even, community "neighborhood" taxes. If you take all the 50 States, and thousands of "Las Vegas" City tax rolls, tax picture looks very different. I'm not trying to argue, nor proud. Taxes are way too much. My city gives 10 million dollars to schools in Cambodia. ???????. What about our schools? We have a guilt complex here in the US. We feel guilty every time we do not give money to a non-white country every few months. .......I just don't Know.......Euorpe probably donates money everywhere also, but come on.....How many Water-Well in Africa do we need to spend 1 million on? They should have a water fountain every 5 meters.... OK---OFF topic, but main point is, that is the fed budget. About %50 of USA Tax dollars. Only 1 percent or so of the rest is military Should it surprise us then that European GDP is 30% greater than US GDP , $18 trillion Europe compared to $14 trillion USA? Why is it that this continent that Americans consider so 20th century, is holding its own without a common language and with many barriers to business that don’t exist in USA??????
You look at this Military spending as a topic not looked into very far.
Those figures are only what the US government spends (and the only real constitutional spending of major proportion is military)
We have US FED taxes, (your figures) …they are about %50 of total taxes.
The rest are:
State
Local
Township
School District
and now even, community “neighborhood” taxes.
If you take all the 50 States, and thousands of “Las Vegas” City tax rolls, tax picture looks very different.
I’m not trying to argue, nor proud. Taxes are way too much.
My city gives 10 million dollars to schools in Cambodia. ???????. What about our schools?
We have a guilt complex here in the US.
We feel guilty every time we do not give money to a non-white country every few months.
…….I just don’t Know…….Euorpe probably donates money everywhere also, but come on…..How many Water-Well in Africa do we need to spend 1 million on? They should have a water fountain every 5 meters….
OK—OFF topic, but main point is, that is the fed budget. About %50 of USA Tax dollars. Only 1 percent or so of the rest is military

]]> By: Philipp http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-burdens-in-the-life-of-the-american-entrepreneur-or-why-europes-gdp-is-largest-in-the-world.html#comment-264176 Philipp Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:33:12 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=3910#comment-264176 I spent lots of time in the US, for college and for business. While there is absolutely no doubt that especially California is a special place to be and that Europe should envy America for its spirit, positivism and pride; I started my last company in Sweden and will be starting the next one in Berlin: low costs, nightmare bureaucracy and taxation, solid talent and eco-system ... unparalleled fun and quality of life! This is of course a matter of taste - and that again is the reason why some of us live in the US and some of us don't. I spent lots of time in the US, for college and for business. While there is absolutely no doubt that especially California is a special place to be and that Europe should envy America for its spirit, positivism and pride; I started my last company in Sweden and will be starting the next one in Berlin: low costs, nightmare bureaucracy and taxation, solid talent and eco-system … unparalleled fun and quality of life! This is of course a matter of taste – and that again is the reason why some of us live in the US and some of us don’t.

]]> By: Elliott http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-burdens-in-the-life-of-the-american-entrepreneur-or-why-europes-gdp-is-largest-in-the-world.html#comment-264172 Elliott Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:15:09 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=3910#comment-264172 You are absolutely correct on the cost of the US legal system. System is based on the right to sue anybody with no damages if you lose & payments based upon hours rather than results. You seem to live in Nirvana where there are no costs for health care or education. That is true for direct costs of a startup where there are no profits. But, the population and businesses must pay the employees of the health care & education systems and their capital costs. There is a cost to running a city or country and it is paid for by its citizens or foreigners if you are an export nation. Although the US has made many strategic military mistakes in the last 65 years, the rest of the world has lived under the umbrella of a Pax Americana without paying their fair share in $ & lives for maintaining it. I agree with Antoin that military R&D has produced many technological innovations that affect our everyday lives: jets, NASA, medical innovations, radar, commercial logistics systems, etc., all of which could have been developed within the commercial arena, but weren't because of the perceived urgency & importance of military development, especially in war time. Basically, today one can build a company where one wants to live, communicate readily worldwide as evidenced by this blog & have product manufactured where one can best quality at best price and ship to where needed on Buffet's Burlington Northern. You are absolutely correct on the cost of the US legal system. System is based on the right to sue anybody with no damages if you lose & payments based upon hours rather than results.

You seem to live in Nirvana where there are no costs for health care or education. That is true for direct costs of a startup where there are no profits. But, the population and businesses must pay the employees of the health care & education systems and their capital costs. There is a cost to running a city or country and it is paid for by its citizens or foreigners if you are an export nation.

Although the US has made many strategic military mistakes in the last 65 years, the rest of the world has lived under the umbrella of a Pax Americana without paying their fair share in $ & lives for maintaining it. I agree with Antoin that military R&D has produced many technological innovations that affect our everyday lives: jets, NASA, medical innovations, radar, commercial logistics systems, etc., all of which could have been developed within the commercial arena, but weren’t because of the perceived urgency & importance of military development, especially in war time.

Basically, today one can build a company where one wants to live, communicate readily worldwide as evidenced by this blog & have product manufactured where one can best quality at best price and ship to where needed on Buffet’s Burlington Northern.

]]> By: Fredrik Wengelin http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-burdens-in-the-life-of-the-american-entrepreneur-or-why-europes-gdp-is-largest-in-the-world.html#comment-264171 Fredrik Wengelin Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:13:53 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=3910#comment-264171 Fat chance to get the US legal nightmare changed with two lawyers in the White House (again...) Fat chance to get the US legal nightmare changed with two lawyers in the White House (again…)

]]> By: Martin Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-burdens-in-the-life-of-the-american-entrepreneur-or-why-europes-gdp-is-largest-in-the-world.html#comment-264170 Martin Varsavsky Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:07:19 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=3910#comment-264170 Jim please read the article that I link at the beginning in which I explain to US entrepreneurs all the dangers of doing business in Europe and go through the problems that Europe has. There are many. Having said this I stand by what I say and most US entrepreneurs agree. In USA legal costs are too high, health care costs are too high, education costs are too high, transportation costs are too high and all this affects business. If you want to move a company to USA how much more do you have to pay employees who are used to free education, subsidized public transport, free health care, etc? And regarding population that is another debate. What happens here is that Europe recently took close to a 100 million more citizens of EU that greatly lowered GDP per capita stats. What we did is equivalent to USA joining with Mexico. But the standard of living of the founding members of the EU is very high especially if you give value to such things as health care for all, low incarceration and homeless rates and other social benefits. Lastly France is indeed the worst country in Europe in which to start a business, we agree on that. Germany used to be but it's changed a lot. I now rank Germany as one of the best places in the EU to start a business. Jim please read the article that I link at the beginning in which I explain to US entrepreneurs all the dangers of doing business in Europe and go through the problems that Europe has. There are many. Having said this I stand by what I say and most US entrepreneurs agree. In USA legal costs are too high, health care costs are too high, education costs are too high, transportation costs are too high and all this affects business. If you want to move a company to USA how much more do you have to pay employees who are used to free education, subsidized public transport, free health care, etc?

And regarding population that is another debate. What happens here is that Europe recently took close to a 100 million more citizens of EU that greatly lowered GDP per capita stats. What we did is equivalent to USA joining with Mexico. But the standard of living of the founding members of the EU is very high especially if you give value to such things as health care for all, low incarceration and homeless rates and other social benefits.

Lastly France is indeed the worst country in Europe in which to start a business, we agree on that. Germany used to be but it’s changed a lot. I now rank Germany as one of the best places in the EU to start a business.

]]> By: NINA http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-burdens-in-the-life-of-the-american-entrepreneur-or-why-europes-gdp-is-largest-in-the-world.html#comment-264169 NINA Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:06:25 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=3910#comment-264169 thx for this Article.. I realy need information like this :D thx for this Article.. I realy need information like this :D

]]> By: Jim Lukas http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-burdens-in-the-life-of-the-american-entrepreneur-or-why-europes-gdp-is-largest-in-the-world.html#comment-264168 Jim Lukas Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:28:29 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=3910#comment-264168 You make it sound like its Silicon Valley's fault that you get jet lag when you fly there. In fact, if you had started your company in SV in the first place, there would be no jet lag. If you had started your company in SV in the first place, there would be no cost of moving it there. You make it sound like SV is only good for buzz. Do you mean to imply that companies like HP, Apple, Oracle, eBay, PayPal, Google, etc. etc. are only successful because of buzz? If the EU is so great, tell me what they have innovated to compare with these giants? Half the world's VC flows into SV. Lastly, is Fon's CEO really so bad at math as to cite EU's 30% larger GDP, while not mentioning its 50% greater population? I'm sure Spain has advantages, but the legal system in the EU is hardly unified, and I've heard a lot of complaints about difficulties faced by entrepreneurs in say, France. You make it sound like its Silicon Valley’s fault that you get jet lag when you fly there. In fact, if you had started your company in SV in the first place, there would be no jet lag. If you had started your company in SV in the first place, there would be no cost of moving it there.

You make it sound like SV is only good for buzz. Do you mean to imply that companies like HP, Apple, Oracle, eBay, PayPal, Google, etc. etc. are only successful because of buzz? If the EU is so great, tell me what they have innovated to compare with these giants? Half the world’s VC flows into SV.

Lastly, is Fon’s CEO really so bad at math as to cite EU’s 30% larger GDP, while not mentioning its 50% greater population? I’m sure Spain has advantages, but the legal system in the EU is hardly unified, and I’ve heard a lot of complaints about difficulties faced by entrepreneurs in say, France.

]]> By: Is the lack of US spending on education one of the causes of higher incarceration rates? from @martinvars (Martin Varsavsky) « Buster’s Brown Blog http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-burdens-in-the-life-of-the-american-entrepreneur-or-why-europes-gdp-is-largest-in-the-world.html#comment-264165 Is the lack of US spending on education one of the causes of higher incarceration rates? from @martinvars (Martin Varsavsky) « Buster’s Brown Blog Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:32:35 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=3910#comment-264165 [...] Filed under: Uncategorized — busterbuster @ 2:28 am In Martin Varsavsky recent blog post, Why Europe’s GDP is the largest in the world, the author makes a controversial statement stating that the lack of spending on education in the [...] [...] Filed under: Uncategorized — busterbuster @ 2:28 am In Martin Varsavsky recent blog post, Why Europe’s GDP is the largest in the world, the author makes a controversial statement stating that the lack of spending on education in the [...]

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