Tag Archives: Economy

Gary Johnson: Doesn’t Create Jobs

Hold onto your hats, I’m going to say something nice about a Republican. In a tongue-in-cheek yet wonderfully true statement, presidential candidate Gary Johnson says: “I didn’t create a single job,” said the former Governor of New Mexico. His statement … Continue reading

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Ayn Rand and Personal Responsibility in The Commentator

For The Commentator, Charles Crawford (former British Ambassador in Sarajevo, Belgrade and Warsaw) writes an article comparing the desire of people to “have the lights without the generators” in the Eurozone crises, so to speak, with the famous train-crash scene … Continue reading

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On Immigration, The Freedom Association is Wrong

Jonathan Jones, in a blog post for The Freedom Association, makes some reasonable points about immigration, but also fails to grasp the wider concepts and misses some basic information. In his article, he states that: The debate is polarised between … Continue reading

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Generating Revenue

Liam Byrne MP just stated on the BBC news that a tax on banker’s bonuses would “generate revenue” to fund a back-to-work program (which includes compulsory employment workshops for the unemployed). Liam just doesn’t get it. Taxes don’t generate revenue … Continue reading

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Trump’s Trade Imbalance

Donald Trump, potential Republican Presidential candidate, has suggested that there exists a “global trade imbalance” which means, in order to ensure fairness, a 25% import tariff must be levied against China. “Twenty-five percent tax on China, unless they behave,” he … Continue reading

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Vince Cable is Mental

Our business secretary is a little confused. He is angry about the “Short-termism” of American investors Kraft when they buy a British firm; but he is all for Diageo purchasing command of a Chinese firm. Foreign takeovers are bad; unless … Continue reading

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