2 days ago by Karl Whelan

When addressing the issue of raising income taxes, two objections tend to come up. The first is that the combined marginal tax rate (including PRSI and levies) is already up to 54% (see page 161 of the Commission on Taxation Report) and this marginal tax rate kicks in at fairly low incomes. Further ...

The Irish Economy - irisheconomy.ie · Rank: 4,912 · 138 references

4 days ago by chrisgraham

Story by Chris Graham With AFP Audio If you believe the partisan rhetoric, it’s the wealthy who bear the tax burden, and who are deserving of tax breaks to get the economy moving. A new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and the Virginia Organizing Project puts the rhetoric in a ...

Augusta Free Press - augustafreepress.com · Rank: 7,681 · 125 references

10 days ago by dhowinvestor

Iceland, a small island nation in northwestern Europe of 320,000 people, has historically a strong fishing industry and has in recent decades diversified in financial services, information technology, manufacturing and tourism. However, in October 2008, the banking sector in Iceland collapsed with t ...

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15 days ago by Nathan

Latvia’s economic recovery plan is placing the largest burden for recovery on the poor. Just pull up your bootstraps, as a Republican would put it, and work your way until it’s over guys. This week Elizabeth Warren, appointed by President Barack Obama to be chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel ...

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18 days ago by Jayde Wyatt

Former MA Governor Mitt Romney appeared yesterday on CNBC’s The Kudlow Report. Larry Kudlow questioned Mitt on Obama’s economic stimulus plan, lowering marginal business and personal tax rates, the flat tax, the Pelosi health care plan, and his Massachusetts health care program. A ‘Mitthead Nod’ to ...

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20 days ago by Hawk

This week I read a great article at Financial Samurai titled Tell Us Why The Flat Tax System Isn't Fair. In it, Financial Samurai explains very well why the flat tax is a fair tax. While you should go to his site to read his reason, I thought that I would raise some more reasons why Congress should ...

The Debt Hawk - thedebthawk.com · 16 references

22 days ago by CCC Editor

Today, the Upper East Mississippi Council Of Conservative Citizens came together with Conservatives and Libertarians from numerous organizations to have a Tea Party at the Tippah County Courthouse in Ripley, Mississippi. We had a crowd of over 50 Patriots from all walks of life. Some of them were ac ...

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24 days ago by CCC Editor

Tea Party And Patriot Rally Tippah County Courthouse Ripley Mississippi Saturday October 31, 2009 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM The Upper East Mississippi Council Of Conservative Citizens are working with Independent Patriots to organize a Tea Party and Patriot Rally on Saturday October 31, 2009 from 3:00 PM – ...

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26 days ago by dp

Absturz, Stagnation und langsame Erholung dreimal in Folge Norbert Walter, Chefökonom der Deutschen Bank, beschreibe die aktuelle Konjunkturentwicklung mit einem “Triple U”. Bei einem “U” gehe es mit der Wirtschaft erst abwärts, dann stagniere sie eine Weile und erhole sich erst später. Insgesamt we ...

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26 days ago by Charles Johnson

A few quick remarks: On the whole, I enjoyed Fareed Zakaria’s talk at the Ath. It was good to hear him talk about the role of economics in the policy making decisions and how it limits people like the Jim Carvilles of the world who want larger and larger government and how abstract things like the b ...

The Claremont Conservative - claremontconservative.com · Rank: 59,476 · 48 references