Posted by rantingkraut on June 15, 2008
Die Welt, one of Germany’s leading broadsheets accompanies an article about Ireland’s No! vote on the ‘Lisbon Treaty’ with a short online poll. The question asked is: “What should the EU do if the Irish reject the Reforms?” The possible answers: 1. Exclude Ireland immediately, 2. Revise the Lisbon Treaty, 3. Continue the Reforms without Ireland, 4. Ask Ireland to vote again.” The possibility Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Crazy Krauts, In The News, monthly rant | Tagged: EU, EU Constitution, european union, Ireland | No Comments »
Posted by rantingkraut on May 15, 2008
A short report by the Centre for Policy Studies, Keith Marsden’s “Big, not Better?”, published in April this year claims to provide evidence from 20 countries that slim governments work better. It’s a conclusion I like to hear. Unfortunately the evidence is less than solid.
The report compares 20 industrialised economies and classes their governments as big or slim depending on which side of a 40% of GDP threshold their government revenue and expenditure lie. Slimmer governments are shown to have lower top rates of tax, higher average growth figures and lower debt and deficit burdens on average.
Marsden then goes on to argue that Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in In The News, Regulation, monthly rant | Tagged: economics, small government, supply-side | No Comments »
