Are the Wealthiest Countries the Smartest Countries?

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These researchers are not stupid, man. I think you must read the entire article and then judge them. This is aligned with tons of evidence recollected through the last 10 years, although a lot of people just do not like it.

Chistian 4:35PM March 30, 2011

‎"The intelligence of people make a big contribution to the strength of their country’s economies." or, perhaps, the strength of a country's economy makes a huge contribution to the intelligence of its people(!) there's a lot more time to read books when you don't have to spend all day growing or chasing your dinner. fascinating that the authors of this report (and study) appear to be too, um, -stupid- to consider 'post hoc ergo propter hoc'. they have only shown correlation. there is nothing in their study to determine causation. i'm -embarrassed- for these authors and the reporters. their conclusions are faulty and should be disregarded.

Spencer Lord of CA 3:48PM March 22, 2011

For too long, corporations and their supporters have been acting as though taxes on them get in the way of them functioning optimally. Yet government is the mechanism through which corporations have access to an educated (and thus higher IQ) workforce and to the infrastructure, from roads and railways and airports to the internet (created by government funding), to transport their goods, provide services, and communicate internally. It's time corporations stop being allowed to shirk responsibility and pay for the educated workforce and infrastructure that contributes to their profits.
More specifically, the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities notes that "Corporations in 19 of the member states of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development paid 16.1 percent of their profits in taxes between 2000 and 2005, on average, while corporations in the United States paid 13.4 percent." They go on to say that though our top statutory tax rate of 35% is second highest compared to those countries, the many loopholes and deductions result in our corporations paying less overall. We can reduce the corporate tax rate while eliminating such costly tax breaks, which would result in a broader tax base and a fairer sharing of responsibility.

Donna Hughs of CA 5:00PM March 21, 2011