Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 5, 2008	Will capitalism collapse?
By ATİLLA YAYLA: The crisis in the financial markets and financial institutions that has affected the US and the UK and has the potential to slowly spread from these countries to other countries throughout the world has given the circles that hate the monster known as capitalism the chance...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 3, 2008	The battle of hope and experience
From The Economist print edition: Will America choose the old hero who favours tax cuts for business and the rich and backed George Bush’s wars? Or the young man who promises health care for all, a swift exit from Iraq and more money for the average worker? As America’s financial system...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Jul 9, 2008	Where your taxes go (chep tea edition)
According to a reliable source at the University of Colombo faculty of law, a cup of tea at the University canteen is Rs.2 (less than $ 0.02 USD). He told me this just before purchasing a 100-times more expensive cup from Barista's . It's bad enough we have to pay for their 'free' education...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Jun 24, 2008	What's Sri Lanka's gas tax?
As readers of this blog would know , I have been trying to figure out what the total tax for petrol and diesel in Sri Lanka. I put the question out in a r elated article in LBO . Some people responded, you can read them here . I'm reproducing, without permission, the comment by ddm (who, by...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  May 7, 2008	Where Your Taxes Go
The Daily Mirror has this report today , Making a stunning disclosure yesterday House Leader and Senior Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva told Parliament that six Nation Building Ministers were using 43 vehicles, incurring a staggering monthly fuel bill of Rs. 752,500. [..] Minister de...... [view]

Posted By:  cjneil Posted On:  Apr 22, 2008	Australia's mining future and economy?
very interesting piece here from ross gittins on mining and the growth of china and india. it does raise some serious questions about the future structure of our economy, the models of economic development and how sustainable they are, and gives further drive to changing our tax system here -...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Feb 21, 2008	Reflections of President Fidel Castro: The Republican Candidate - (Part Two)
ONE of the most hostile U.S. newspapers when it comes to Cuba, headquartered in Florida, offers the following report: “Taking advantage of the negotiations to free the Bay of Pigs’ prisoners, the CIA tried to use a key person in the talks, American lawyer James B. Donovan, to deliver a...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Feb 14, 2008	Crack Tax
Recently, the Reason's Hit&Run reported that over in Tennessee,U.S. they collect taxes on illegal substances (drugs, moonshine, etc.) apparently the revenue department has vowed they will not share info with the cops as long as the drug dealers pay up taxes. Now if that wasn't WTF enough,...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Jan 17, 2008	How much would the Nano cost us?
That's the car, not the iPod. For the uninitiated, the Indian motor company Tata recently unveiled the "Nano" the world's cheapest car priced at a low-low figure of Rs.100,000 (INR). (That works out to about $2,500 and Rs.275,000 LKR). This is great news of course both for Tata and the...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jan 18, 2008	The Public Sector Management of Change in Infrastructure Group Calls for Bahamas National Lottery
Think tank calls for national lottery: By Betty Vedrine, Senior Guardian Reporter: Nassau, Bahamas: The government should introduce a national lottery and apply taxes to education, health care, crime and capital development, as well as enter private-public partnerships, tax households...... [view]