Toward Tax Freedom and Justice
Improving Tax Choice through a more democratically-just, rules-based fiscal policy. Summary Although considerable resources are expended upon attempting to influence Government spending, advocacy of…
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Avoiding the Issue
In the wake of the so-called ‘Panama Papers’ furore, the push-button issue of the One Percent being found able – OH! THE HORROR! –…
Read MoreEurope continues to flounder
As another week goes by, Europe continues to flounder – even German car sales were off by 17% YOY, a decline which was presumably not all…
Read MoreWho needs jobs anyway?
Nick Cohen is one of my favourite writers but he really has come a cropper with his latest piece on Starbucks and its taxes…
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The End of Politics and the Birth of iDemocracy
The West is in crisis. Our Big Government way of doing things does not work. It is no longer going to be possible to…
Read MoreBrain Sematary
The debate over taxing the rich has reached new depth in the United States with a true man of letters entering the fray. Depth,…
Read MoreRevolutionary insights for the eurozone
Everyone seems to be searching for a roadmap for the Euro-crisis. A precedent to guide policymaking and financial decisions would give some assurance that…
Read MoreEurope’s underground economies
One significant issue arising in the crisis has been the size of some European underground economies. Politicians seek measures to increase public revenues as…
Read MoreLarge changes in fiscal policy: taxes versus spending
This paper by Alberto Alesina and Silvia Ardagna provides very good empirical research to confirm that what we expect a priori: that deficit cutting…
Read MoreThought for the day: should we pay the BoE £9bn pa in interest?
In November, I asked this Parliamentary question: Steven Baker (Wycombe, Conservative) To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much debt interest has been paid…
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