Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 20:27:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Ali Kazmi <thekazmis2001-AT-yahoo.com> Subject: Re: owned vs. free market BLISS COMPENDIA DATABASE INFO ON SELF EMPLOYED PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL LABOUR FORCE. 1998. Bliss Compendia Variable: Business ownership rate Year SE US JP CA 1990 0,069 0,106 0,116 0,108 1992 0,072 0,103 0,110 0,109 1994 0,080 0,105 0,105 0,121 1996 0,081 0,104 0,101 0,128 1998 0,082 0,103 0,100 0,140 2000 0,083 0,100 0,097 0,131 The above are percentages of self employed within labor force of four countries. Sweden, Canada both high tax big government countries, and US and Japan, relatively lower tax and less intrusive govs. big gov/high tax % of self employed is growing, low tax govs % of self employed is falling. do I need to explain? Taking Sweden as an example, lets see why the percentage is growing, or how the goverment is protecting and supporting self employed. from http://www.euromeda.com/infos/fiches_pays/en-i-part122-se.htm " SUPPORT TO SMALL ENTERPRISES The government's implication is multiple. For example : .The reduction of social charges from 5 to 10 % for the enterprises of certain areas from the northern part of the country. .A co-financing over a maximum of six months. at the level of 50% of salary costs. for the enterprises which would employ fom1er unemployed people. and for an amount of 7 000 SEK per month and per employee. . For SMEs of less than 50 employees with a turnover inferior to 40 MSEK, or a total balance sheet below 15 MSEK, the State subsidies 15% of investments in furniture. machinery. teaching, research and development. CRAFTS TRAINING Higher secondary schooling includes an apprenticeship programme combining vocational training at the work-place with instruction in general subjects. Since 1941, 20 000 individuals have received the Master Craftsman Certificate for about 100 different professions. This certificate is delivered by the "Swedish Crafts Council" in collaboration with the Foundation for Crafts Promotion and in association with the Federation of Private Enterprises. It is the Federation which takes the journeyman training in charge. " Cheers Ali __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
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