levelsio: wealth inversely correlates with regulatory burden, citing Switzerland vs Spain
garrytan · x · 2026-09-26
Indie hacker levelsio argues wealth strongly inverse-correlates with regulatory burden: countries that make it easy to start and run businesses get richer, while those that constantly get in the way get poorer. He points to intra-EU contrasts — low-burden Switzerland and Ireland have far higher incomes than high-burden Spain or Hungary, backed by a data chart.
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