[alextp]

Interesting. Do you have more information on both the texas/australia and the texas/germany comparisons?

[jacques_chester]

Dr Oliver Marc Hartwich at the Centre for Independent Studies is the main researcher who I saw these comparisons from:

http://www.cis.org.au/research-scholars/cis-research-scholar...

I can't locate the Texan comparison, but here's one discussing the UK and Germany:

http://www.cis.org.au/media-information/opinion-pieces/artic...

The same comparison again -- the charts are quite telling:

http://macrobusiness.com.au/2011/06/how-germany-achieved-sta...

[alextp]

Thanks :-)