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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
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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Tagged Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Charles Crawford, Economy, Objectivism, Politics
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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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Tagged Capitalism, Economy, Immigration, Jonathan Jones, Objectivism, The Freedom Association
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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
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
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