Should Interpretive Dances about Sexual Abuse of Altar Boys Receive Taxpayer Subsidies?

by Dan Mitchell | Aug 5, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs

I may have to rethink my pessimistic assessment of David Cameron. As I’ve noted before, he strikes me as a George-Bush-style big-government faux conservative. But according to this Washington Post article, the coalition government in the UK may impose some real budget...

The U.K. Version of Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss

by Dan Mitchell | Jun 23, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Capital Gains, VAT

As the chart below indicates, the United Kingdom has a large budget deficit solely because government spending has increased to record levels (OECD data). Unfortunately, the new Tory-Liberal coalition government has decided that taxpayers should be punished for all...

Labour Supply and Marginal Tax Rates: A case study of Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States of America

by CF&P | Sep 27, 2007 | CF&P Foundation Prosperitas Studies, Publications

November 2007, Vol. VII, Issue VI Labour Supply and Marginal Tax Rates: A case study of Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States of America By A.J. de Bruin Note: Because of the size of this report, it is only available in its...