Bronson Kaahui, The personal income tax rate in Sweden averages 57% because government finances lots of socialist programs.  8 of the top 10 best countries for business, according to Forbes magazine, are socialist.  They are: #1 Sweden, #2 New Zealand, #4 Ireland, #6 Denmark, #7 Netherlands, #8 Finland,  #9 Norway, and #10 Canada.  All of them prohibit child labor.