[tptacek]

Did you actually find their methodology? I couldn't. I read the summary of the most recent rankings, which explained why the US was so far down the list (taxes), but not the scheme by which they consolidates all the sources they used and created a rating.

Given Forbes' own editorial slant, I don't think it's entirely unreasonable to look at these rankings as a simple coatrack for Forbes argument that the US corporate tax rate should be lowered.

If you could find the methodology document for Forbes ranking --- anything similar to the World Bank's ranking, which is itself not totally great, would be helpful --- I'd be grateful. This topic comes up a lot on HN.