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Wealthy Germans Call for Wealth Tax
Nat O'Connor 30/10/2009
Nat O'Connor: The BBC reports that "A group of rich Germans has launched a petition calling for the government to make wealthy people pay higher …
Its OK to borrow off-sheet when it comes to NAMA
Slí Eile 29/10/2009
Slí eile: When it comes to sorting out banking and keeping risk to under 5% for bondholders, there is nothing to beat a bit of creative accounting …
Controversies over speed of fiscal adjustment
Slí Eile 28/10/2009
Slí Eile: A recent paper by John Fitzgerald of the ESRI (‘Fiscal Policy for Recovery’) indicates the scale of challenge facing public finances …
The many-legged Irish Recession
28/10/2009
"The Irish economy certainly is in a recession and, by the rule-of-thumb definition, we’re in a depression. The economy will fall by more than 10% …
Cash for Crap Houses: Ireland & NAMA
Stephen Kinsella 28/10/2009
Stephen Kinsella: Ronan Lyons has the story on the idea that NAMA should become a hands-on property management company. Long story short, it is a …
Lost in the forest
Michael Taft 26/10/2009
Michael Taft: Some people can’t see the forest for the trees. And some people can’t see either the forest or the trees. They just can’t see. …
An alternative approach
26/10/2009
"There are now 428,000 people on the live register. The corrosive effect of this – the risk of long-term unemployment and the pressure on the …
How are we going to pay for a Learning Society?
Slí Eile 24/10/2009
Slí Eile: It is necessary to point out that no society anywhere in the world provides ‘free education’. Paying for teachers, other staff, …
Publishing tax returns, Norwegian style
An tSaoi 24/10/2009
An Saoi: Thanks to this article on the BBC’s website, I have wasted hours of my own and my employer’s time looking at the tax returns of the rich …
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