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Athens burns as Greece struggles to implement spartan budget

Feb 15, 2012 Comments Off by

Athens, reputed to be the origin of democracy, is in the 21st century a pariah of the worst extremes of what government by the welfare state can do for an economy.  Civilization has ground to a halt as as the irate, impoverished population spasms in …

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The rest of the world is figuring it out, the U.S. lags behind

Jan 22, 2012 Comments Off by

This chart tells the tale:

 

While the average corporate tax rate falls in otehr countries, ours remains the highest in the world. A recent study from the OECD indicates how damaging this is to growth:

This paper investigates the design of tax structures to …

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