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The bearable lightness of taxation
Michael Taft 16/09/2010
Michael Taft: In the run-up to the budget we will hear a lot about the ‘dangers of high taxation’. This will be used to justify a programme of …
Community Platform proposals on taxation
14/09/2010
Tom O'Connor spoke at yesterday's launch of the Community Platform's proposals for progressive tax reform, 4 Steps 2 Recovery. Below is his response …
A case study in manipulation
Paul Sweeney 13/09/2010
Paul Sweeney: This superb, well researched article in the New Yorker by Jane Mayer is a must read for anyone interested in how world politics are …
Leakage, and hot air
Michael Burke 13/09/2010
Michael Burke: One of the main objections to the government adopting measures to boost the economy is the concept, or more accurately the notion, of …
Gambling away our future
13/09/2010
"[...] while politicians do not want to recognise the costly social problems that arise from “austerity”, they are already manifesting themselves …
Seven Principles for Progressive Income Tax
Nat O'Connor 10/09/2010
Nat O'Connor: On an earlier post about indirect tax, I was asked to sketch out some principles about income tax. Specifically, the questions were …
As Stiglitz says ....
08/09/2010
"Mr Stiglitz said historical evidence showed that increased state spending helped economies emerge from recession. He added that the example of …
Killing three birds with the one stone: education improves equality
Rory O'Farrell 07/09/2010
Rory O'Farrell: While access to education is usually thought of in terms of equality of opportunity, it can also lead to equality of outcome. The …
Compare and contrast
Michael Burke 06/09/2010
Michael Burke: The yield on Irish 10-year government debt climbed to 5.7% by close of trading on Friday. This is shown in the chart here. This is …
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Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …