By Lewis K. Uhler and Peter J. Ferrara President Trump and congressional Democrats are still battling over another big spending Covid-19 “bailout bill” that would add trillions to the national debt. But the best solution to reduce unemployment and get Americans back to work is not paying them more in unemployment insurance than […]
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The Psychology of the Super Rich
By Rainer Zitelmann, TES Contributor There are masses of books on how to get rich. But most of them are straightforward “how-to” books that readers should approach with a degree of skepticism for several reasons: If the authors of the books claim to know exactly how to become rich, it goes without saying that […]
A Green New Deal for Amazonia?
“Market Pressure and the Amazon — First Steps towards a Brazilian Green New Deal?” By Karina Marzano and Artur Sgambatti Monteiro, courtesy of IASS In the past few weeks, a series of open statements by private actors made headlines. Major European asset management firms threatened to divest from beef producers, grains traders and government bonds in […]
When taxes keep couples from marrying
“Why Marry when Living in Sin Is Cheaper?” By Haig Simonian, courtesy of Avenir Suisse My wife and I pay tax in two countries, but file three returns. That is because Switzerland, like much of continental Europe, taxes husbands and wives as one, whereas the UK, like Sweden and Austria, treats the two […]
With UK gone, “Frugal 5” have to put the brakes on EU spending
“Europe Needs a ‘New UK’” By Bill Wirtz, courtesy of the Austrian Economics Center French President Emmanuel Macron accused the “Frugals”, i.e. the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, and Sweden (during the last European Council summit, Finland also joined this group) of “acting like Brexit Britain.” Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte had demanded a smaller proportion of grants […]
Push back on occupational licensing to spur economic recovery
“Occupational Licensing Reform Moves Forward” By Michael D. Tanner and Kelly Lester, courtesy of the Cato Institute With an unemployment rate currently over 10 percent and many businesses permanently closing due to the pandemic, policymakers should make it as easy as possible for unemployed workers to find new opportunities. State policymakers have tools […]
The Way Back for America: “Operation Legend”, Returning to Work and School, and Tax Reform Education
By Lewis K. Uhler and Peter J. Ferrara, National Tax Limitation Foundation Chaos continues in Portland, Seattle, Chicago, New York, and other Democrat/Progressive cities more than two months after the death of George Floyd, the ostensible cause of the protests and lawlessness that have swept our country. This has combined with “swings” in […]
Stimulus deal is a new chapter for Europe — but what does it mean?
“A new chapter for Europe” By Prof. Dr. Henning Vöpel, HWWI Was the outcome of the EU summit a step forward or back for Europe? We don’t know for sure yet. At least the summit means a further evolution of Europe. Europe has always developed in small steps – mostly under the conditions of threat, turmoil […]
“Little evidence” UK tech enforcer is doing its job
“Who regulates the regulator? ‘Little evidence’ ICO is meeting its objectives, says IEA research” Courtesy of IEA While the ICO has been praised by business organisations for playing a valuable role in the development of data protection law and policy, there is a strong argument that the Information Commissioner is overseeing a regime that […]
Does Europe Stimulus Support Green Goals?
“Is the EU Council agreement aligned with the Green Deal ambitions?” By Grégory Claeys and Simone Tagliapietra, courtesy of Bruegel After 91 hours of negotiations, EU leaders agreed on 21 July on a €1.8 trillion package that will contribute to the EU’s economic reboot after the COVID-19 fallout, as well as to the advancement of the […]