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Re:“So many people spend their working lives doing jobs they... by slyall on Sunday March 22, 2015 @06:50AM (#9246320)
Every seen those ratings of countries as "Good places to do business"? Part of that is how well contracts are enforced and debts paid.

Countries where it takes 10 years to force a company/person to pay a debt are not highly ranked and thus people are a lot less willing to do business or invest in them.

Eg You little startup won't be able to lease office furniture if the hiring company doesn't think it can at least seize it back..

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Re:“So many people spend their working lives doing jobs they... by crdoconnor on Sunday March 22, 2015 @07:23AM (#9246377)
Not only have I heard of it, I live in #1.

Would you like a detailed list of reasons why it's not a list you want to be at the top of or would you rather take my word for it?

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Re:“So many people spend their working lives doing jobs they... by shiven on Sunday March 22, 2015 @09:17AM (#9246642)
Please do share. I am nonplussed as to why someone (on HN, the bastion of entrepreneurial culture, nonetheless!) would have problems with a societal framework that is #1 for doing business.
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Re:“So many people spend their working lives doing jobs they... by crdoconnor on Sunday March 22, 2015 @09:49AM (#9246720)
Mainly because being #1 for "doing business" often comes at the expense of customers and employees.

Low regulatory protection means stuff like this is deemed acceptable - http://www.tnp.sg/news/sim-lim-squares-phone-scam-makes-head...

It also means that stuff like this, which is regarded as a basic right in other countries, is deem jailworthy - https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-bus-driver-strike-makes-...

This is what it really means to be top of that list.

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Re:“So many people spend their working lives doing jobs they... by eru on Sunday March 22, 2015 @11:36AM (#9247092)
Seems worth it. (I used to live in Singapore, too.)
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Re:“So many people spend their working lives doing jobs they... by jotm on Sunday March 22, 2015 @07:57AM (#9246437)
Please do list the reasons, I'm interested.
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Re:“So many people spend their working lives doing jobs they... by bernardlunn on Sunday March 22, 2015 @08:02AM (#9246454)
Denmark?
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