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Ireland: “Good” Countries Finish Last
Good old Ireland—according to the leaders of France and Germany, things would be a lot better in Europe if all the countries were like Ireland. Their reason: the Irish have generally accepted their...
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European Nightmare
Europe is experiencing a growing economic crisis. Tragically, the recent meeting of the 27 European Union nations in Brussels produced an agreement, which if ratified, is bound to make things worse....
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Confronting Savage Growth
The media is full of stories about the ever more heated debate over the best way to reignite growth: austerity or deficit spending. Paul Krugman, a leading proponent of the deficit spending side,...
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Corporate Taxes And The Public Interest
It is no secret that our public sector is in trouble. Our roads and bridges desperately need upgrading. Our schools and libraries are being forced to slash staff and activities. Our social services...
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The following post by the economist Michael Taft appeared in the Irish Left Review. Although Taft is addressing an Irish audience, I think his discussion of Swiss initiatives against inequality...
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There is serious research and then there is obfuscation that poses as serious research. I am spending time in Dublin, Ireland, learning about developments here. One thing that is obvious is that the...
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Tax Tricks And Globalization
Globalization offers companies many ways to boost profits at the public expense. A case in point: they can use differences in national tax laws to slash their taxes. Google, Apple, and Microsoft are...
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Job Creators No More
Corporate profits as a share of GDP are way up. This is supposed to be good for all of us—higher profits, we are told, means greater investment and job creation. Unfortunately, this is not what is...
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