If it wants to be the natural party of government, National needs to get ahead of the curve.
Read MoreWhy National should consider a universal child tax credit
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The Context of the 2017 Budget
Much of the commentary on the budget was shallow. What is really going on is that the changes are small but they reflect a particular political perspective. The financial threat was hardly discussed
Read MoreWhat Is Happening at the Top of the Income Distribution?
The increase of the share of those on top incomes has not been caused by market forces but is the result of their more favourable taxation regimes they have experienced since the early 1990s.
Read MoreWhat is The Problem with a Universal Minimum Income?
They involve tax rates horrendously high or the minimum incomes so low that ihe UMI is not a viable means of eliminating poverty.
Read MoreThe Cost of Demanding More Health Care
As times goes on the government will spend more on healthcare. That means higher taxes. Is there an alternative?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday May 22
Iraq could plunge into sectarian war; Chinese president Xi Jinping meets with Obama; seven Muslims sentenced to jail for killing Buddhist monk in Burma; Pakistan's new PM wants to have talks with Taliban; Ireland denies helping Apple save billions in taxes; and more
Read MoreMitt vs the 47%
Mitt Romney does it again...this time writing off Democrats en masse as tax-avoiding bludgers who think the government owes them a living and who can't be taught personal responsibility. With just seven weeks till election he's written off half the country. Way to go!!
Read MoreWorld News Brief Tuesday, July 12
US stalls over debt reduction talks--Republicans balked at Obama's tax increases; Australia to tax 500 biggest polluters; Chinese exports up 20 per cent in one year; Syrian forces raid city of Homs, killing one; drought in Somalia world's 'worst humanitarian crisis'; fears Eurozone crisis could spread to Italy, Europe's third-largest economy; and more
Read MoreBudget 2010: Solid, Sensible – but Sustainable?
The worst thing about Budget 2010 is that was so predictable. What’s not so predictable is its sustainability
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