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Some competition exists among governments, inasmuch as citizens can act as [[sovereign consumer]]s, moving themselves and their capital to whatever countries they feel have favorable laws. This gives freer nations an advantage in competitions that may arise for  military and economic supremacy. [[Albert Einstein]] and others fled from [[Nazi Germany]] to the United States, greatly aiding the U.S. war effort during [[World War II]]. During the [[Cold War]], [[East Germany]] and other [[Soviet]]-bloc countries sought to seal their borders so as to prevent a [[brain drain]] of productive intellectuals fleeing to the West, where they would have more personal and economic freedom. Some countries have implemented [[tax harmonization]] as a means of preventing [[tax competition]] that would otherwise lead to governments competing to offer the lowest-tax business environment.
 
Some competition exists among governments, inasmuch as citizens can act as [[sovereign consumer]]s, moving themselves and their capital to whatever countries they feel have favorable laws. This gives freer nations an advantage in competitions that may arise for  military and economic supremacy. [[Albert Einstein]] and others fled from [[Nazi Germany]] to the United States, greatly aiding the U.S. war effort during [[World War II]]. During the [[Cold War]], [[East Germany]] and other [[Soviet]]-bloc countries sought to seal their borders so as to prevent a [[brain drain]] of productive intellectuals fleeing to the West, where they would have more personal and economic freedom. Some countries have implemented [[tax harmonization]] as a means of preventing [[tax competition]] that would otherwise lead to governments competing to offer the lowest-tax business environment.
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*Who is your competition? The question seems so simple, but a company that defines its competitive set too narrowly can miss disruptive attackers and high-potential growth opportunities.<ref>[http://blogs.hbr.org/anthony/2008/11/who_is_your_competition.html]</ref>
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Who is your competition? The question seems so simple, but a company that defines its competitive set too narrowly can miss disruptive attackers and high-potential growth opportunities.<ref>[http://blogs.hbr.org/anthony/2008/11/who_is_your_competition.html]</ref>
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*American competitiveness depends on better-educated workers and a stronger [[incentive]] to succeed.<ref> [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/feb/9/not-a-faux-democracy/ Not a faux democracy: The Tea Party still believes in the exceptional America of old] - Suzanne Fields</ref>
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