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The Scandinavian Welfare States

Posted on September 2, 2014 by alsanblog

Liberals regularly heap praise on the Scandinavian countries, holding them up as models of progressive societies and suggesting that America should become more like them. Except now Emily Tamkin of Slate magazine is calling for everyone to “shut up already” about how the Nordic countries top every global … Continue reading →

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Higher Taxes

Posted on April 20, 2014 by alsanblog

The New Republic’s Jonathan Cohn is positively giddy about tax day (see here).  Echoing the first George Bush, Cohn wants everybody to “read his lips.” Except unlike Bush, Cohn is demanding more new taxes rather than no new taxes.  Ah yes, what … Continue reading →

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Story Of The Bill

Posted on March 19, 2013 by alsanblog

The reaction over the proposal by Cyprus to tax the savings deposits of the country’s banks is pretty amusing. Evidently, many people think the proposal is shocking, but how shocking is it really? Don’t people understand that at some point, … Continue reading →

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