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OECD Study Admits Income Taxes Penalize Growth, Acknowledges that Tax Competition Restrains Excessive Government

I have to start this post with a big caveat. OECD bureaucrats get tax-free salaries but urge higher taxes for everyone else I’m not a fan of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation… more →

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Stretched by riots, Swedish police call reinforcements

johnib wrote 3 hours ago: A bystander checks the debris around a row of burnt cars in the suburb of Rinkeby after youths riote … more →

Tags: absolute poverty remains uncommon, - Afghanistan (2), Anti-Immigrant, cradle to grave welfare system, Cuts, feel marginalised, generous social safety net, Husby, Immigrant Neighborhoods

Swedish police seek reinforcements as Stockholm rioting continues for fifth night

johnib wrote 8 hours ago: Swedish police seek reinforcements after youths set ablaze cars and attack property and schools in p … more →

Tags: absolute poverty remains uncommon, - Afghanistan (2), Anti-Immigrant, cradle to grave welfare system, Cuts, feel marginalised, Husby, Immigrants, Islamists

OECD Study Admits Income Taxes Penalize Growth, Acknowledges that Tax Competition Restrains Excessive Government — 1 comment

Dan Mitchell wrote 1 week ago: I have to start this post with a big caveat. OECD bureaucrats get tax-free salaries but urge higher … more →

Tags: corporate income tax, corporate tax, Economics, Fiscal Policy, Government Spending, OECD, switzerland, tax competition, Taxation

Explaining to the Kleptocrats on Capitol Hill that Tax Havens Should Be Emulated, not Persecuted — 1 comment

Dan Mitchell wrote 4 weeks ago: Since I just left Monaco and am now in Geneva, this is an appropriate time to extol the virtues of s … more →

Tags: Economics, Fiscal Policy, International Taxation, jurisdictional competition, OECD, Sovereignty, tax competition, Tax Harmonization, Tax Haven

Targeting Multinationals, the OECD Launches New Scheme to Boost the Tax Burden on Business — 11 comments

Dan Mitchell wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been very critical of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Most rec … more →

Tags: corporate income tax, corporate tax, Economics, Fiscal Policy, global taxation, Higher Taxes, International bureaucracy, International Taxation, jurisdictional competition

A Glimpse at Emerging Economies and the Years Ahead By Louis F. Petrossi

Louis F. Petrossi wrote 3 months ago: Emerging economies helped drive the growth in global trade by more than eight percent a year over th … more →

Tags: Louis-F-Petrossi

U.S. Leads In Healthcare Spending, Overusing Procedures

Kristen Archibald wrote 3 months ago: The United States spends more than $2.5 trillion a year on healthcare, or more than $8,000 per perso … more →

Tags: Health Care, HMS, HMS Healthcare Management Solutions, OECD, united states, healthcare spending

'Split the Banks' Says OECD Director

LaRouche Irish Brigade wrote 3 months ago: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a call to “Split Up … more →

Tags: Glass-Steagall, Credit System, British Financial Empire, austerity and bank bailouts, banking separation, too big to fail, OECD, Angel Gurria, electrified ring-fence

Why China, the Philippines, Vietnam and Everyone Else Wants the South China Sea

johnib wrote 3 months ago: By Tim Daiss The US Energy Information Agency’s (EIA) updated South China Sea (SCS) analysis was rel … more →

Tags: China 2, News, Vietnam, Chinese, united states, Philippines, Oil, Politics 2, south china sea

"Mommy penalty" pushes women's wages down even further

Iconoculture wrote 4 months ago: by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING Even though women have made big strides in recent decades r … more →

Tags: Work, Money/Spending, consumer trend, Moms, Consumers, Iconoculture, iconowatch, Hans Eisenbeis, Mommy Penalty

In the OECD's Fantasy World, Higher VAT Taxes "Foster Growth and Employment" — 7 comments

Dan Mitchell wrote 6 months ago: Regular readers know I’m not a fan of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developmen … more →

Tags: Higher Taxes, OECD, Tax Increase, Taxation, Value Added Tax, VAT

Random Notes on Electrical Vehicles, EV Charging Networks, the Housing Market...

AllenCaron wrote 6 months ago: Random notes that caught our eye: A JD Power & Associates study of electric vehicle ownership su … more →

Tags: greentech, Alternative Energy, HEVs, EVs, PEVs, Renewable energy, Global Warming, Automotive, Economic Indicators, Fuel Saving, construction engineering

A Look Forward in the Global Economy — 2 comments

worldpoliticsblog wrote 6 months ago: Beijing, the World’s 10th Most Polluted City. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and De … more →

Tags: united states, China, gross domestic product, Developing Countries, OECD, developed countries, industrialization, environmental Kuznets curve

In S. Korea, the best education means a sacrifice for parents

johnib wrote 6 months ago: YONHAP/EPA - Holding candles, South Korean parents queue to enter Bongeun Temple in the southern are … more →

Tags: News, Politics 2, South Korea, english fluency, education for South Korean, Mom's go to live near young students, sacrifice of parents, to get students more time to study, learning in South Korea

The Power of Purpose for Older Adults in the Workforce

California Assisted Living Association wrote 7 months ago: A recent New York Times article, “Working Longer in the Developed World,” examines the l … more →

Tags: Economy, Community, całą, california assisted living association, News and Views, aging, united states, Work, New York Times