The stockmarket soared earlier this month, thanks to the government bail-out and to new tax breaks for mutual-fund investors.

ECONOMIST: Indian stockmarket

The U.S. territory was replacing Cuba as the most dynamic economy in the Caribbean, thanks to a flood of U.S. manufacturing firms lured by tax breaks.

FORBES: Paradise Found

Thanks to the diligent and widespread use by many companies of hundreds of billions of dollars in tax breaks, and because the earnings of many firms are reported on individual, rather than corporate returns, the U.S. raises very little tax revenue from corporations.

FORBES: Obama's Pandering To The Business Lobby And The Truth About Taxes