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[quote user="schlimm"] "Include an analysis of the statistical methodogy used to obtain the information. I don't find anything too tedious to go through as long as it is factual and based on relevant methodology; 2007 data is five years old." Yes, sam1, perhaps you might do the same thing with your information that you command others to do with theirs? [/quote] The statistical information that I present speaks for itself and does not require further elaboration, i.e. the number of corporations in the U.S. with a tax liability is 3.5 million.  If someone wants to verify that number, they can do so by going to the IRS statistics website.  Or that 2.8 per cent of business start-ups receive some form of government funding.  Again, the number speaks for itself. If someone wants to verify this fact or wants more information, they can find it on the SBA website.   JohnWR said wrongly that U.S. businesses received $93 billion in subsidies in 2001, which he then corrected to 2007.  I'll take the number although it is out of date. I don't need to drill into it any further. It is a very small percentage of the U.S. economy. If he believes that it is sufficient information to support henry6's contention that all businesses in the U.S. are subsidized, that is his choice. If he believes that the Cato Institute is a better source of information than the BEA and SBA primary databases, that too is his choice.  I disagree with him and you. If you have any questions regarding the data and are unable to navigate the websites, feel free to ask them. I confess that it takes a background in accounting, finance and statistics to unravel some of the data.
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