“AFP Calls on Congress to Stop Budgeting by Crisis as Funding Deadline Looms” Courtesy of Americans for Prosperity As Congress moves ahead with another continuing resolution (CR), Americans for Prosperity (AFP) outlining an alternative to stop-gap funding bills and budgeting by crisis. Year after year, Washington brings America to the brink of a […]
Author: Erik Sass
Quebecers receptive to competition in healthcare
“Health care: Quebecers more open to competition for better access” Courtesy of MEI While governments keep shovelling billions of dollars into the country’s health care systems, and results continue to disappoint, a strong majority of Quebecers are open to entrepreneurship in order to alleviate the lack of service, all while maintaining the universal […]
U.S. state estate taxes chase away billionaires
“Taxing billionaires: Geographical location of the ultra-wealthy in the U.S. is highly sensitive to state estate taxes” By Enrico Moretti and Daniel J. Wilson, courtesy of IZA The United States exhibit vast geographical differences in the degree to which personal income, corporate income and wealth are taxed. There has been much debate in […]
Renationalization would be a huge mistake (again)
“Renationalisation would ‘ignore the lessons of history’, finds new IEA report” Courtesy of the IEA Calls to bring key utilities back under state control “ignore important lessons” from the post-war period, argues a new report from the Institute of Economic Affairs published today. Renationalisation: Back to the Future, written by IEA […]
Maybe let’s not freak out about China, so much
“A Useful Corrective to China Fearmongering” By Christoper A. Preble, courtesy of the Cato Institute In our book, Fuel to the Fire, John Glaser, A. Trevor Thrall, and I lament how “the fear of a rising China” was fast becoming “the most popular candidate for a new guiding principle in U.S. foreign policy.” Indeed, […]
Tech tax: a moderate European perspective
“Taxing the digital economy — Time for pragmatism” Courtesy of CEPS Globalisation and digitalisation, together with concerns over corporate tax avoidance, have sparked an international debate about whether tax rules are fit for purpose. The issue of taxing the digital economy figures ever more prominently on policy agendas around the world, while the OECD is […]
Are Argentina’s problems really insoluble?
“Why Argentina’s Problems Have No Solution” By Marcelo Duclos, courtesy of PanamPost and Libertad y Progreso Whenever there is a problem that requires a solution, there are two possible scenarios: the problem can be solved and left behind, or we face failure, and everything remains as it is. In an adverse situation, things may actually […]
What’s up with EU budget rebates?
“Who pays for the EU budget rebates and why?” By Zsolt Darvas, courtesy of Bruegel Institute The question of ‘rebates’, or revenue corrections, is one of the hot topics of the discussion about the next seven-year EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Since the mid-1980s, a complex system of corrections has been built up. […]
Warren’s wealth tax is a disaster (and disingenuous too)
“Warren’s Wealth Tax Only Makes Sense if the American Dream is Dead” By Michael Schultz and Veronique de Rugy, courtesy of the Mercatus Center Who wants to be a millionaire? Everyone. Who should be a millionaire? No one. That at least seems to be the underlying aim of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s […]
Weekly Update: Hungary’s Economic Miracle
Hungary has economic virtues along with its much-discussed vices There’s a lot to be concerned about in Hungary, currently on the outs with other members of the EU because of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s praise for “illiberal democracy,” prompting allegations that his government has strong-armed the news media and stacked the courts. These […]