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Just as The Bahamas is Considering implementing Income Tax

Time for Tax Reform in Ontario — Published on April 24, 2018 at The Fraser Institute Over the past fifteen years, Ontario’s provincial economy has struggled relative to the rest of the country. The reasons for Ontario’s economic weakness are complex and varied. However, public policy choices have been a... Read more →

South Africa Didn't Learn from Apartheid. It's Still Waging War against Free Markets

The country is still embracing heavy government involvement in the economy, and it's having the same disastrous effects. by Marian L. Tupy This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. In 1986, a well-known African-American economist traveled to South Africa for a conference on the role of... Read more →

Taxation is repressive. Simple

I always find the suggestion that import duties/taxes are repressive a little disingenuous simply because all taxation is repressive. It is taking “that part of the revenues of a state which is obtained by compulsory dues and charges upon its subjects.” Dr. Olivia Saunders has her say about the 'oppressiveness'... Read more →

Corruption Numbers

Dear Mr. Editor, I have to ask the Honourable leader of the Opposition, if he has actually listened to himself recently? Sir, you are sounding more and more pathetic in your futile attempts to find serious fault with Dr. Minnis and his FNM Party presently in power; your latest lambasting... Read more →

Why Envy Is the Bitter Enemy of Success

Don't begrudge your friends' successes, celebrate and enable them. by Isaac M. Morrehouse This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. Envy is evil. Not just for its corrosive effects on society, but for what it can do to undermine your own success. Envy makes you bitter... Read more →

John Perkins about Milton Friedman & Friedrich von Hayek on Juan McCartney's 96.9 show The Revolution

According to Mr. Perkins: "In 1976 Milton Friedman won the Nobel Prize in Economics and he said the only responsibility of business is to maximise short term profits regardless of the social environmental costs...." "That suddenly gave CEO's the license, some would say the mandate to do whatever it takes... Read more →

The Attempt To Rectify The Errors In The Education System In The Bahamas

Prior to 1967, all students in The Bahamas, particularly in New Providence, were first placed in Preparatory Schools in Class 1 and Class 2. This prepared them for the Junior School, which began at Grade 1 and continued through Grade 4. The next level of schooling was the Senior School,... Read more →

Economic Freedom: 1st Annual Summit In The European Parliament

With The Support Of The ECR The "1st Annual Economic Freedom Summit" brought "together senior experts and advocates of market liberalisation reforms from governments/politics, think tanks, businesses and academia throughout the world." "With 35 speakers from 25 countries, this Summit shall seek to explain to the EU and national policy... Read more →

Progressivism = “regressivism”

by Logan Albright This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. The political Left, particularly in its extreme forms, has always been skillful in the use of language to further its ends. Recognizing that perception matters more than reality, exponents of socialism and communism use words in... Read more →

Business Bites: Oban Environmentalists: Relax & Freeport as Industrial Center

First published in The Tribune April 17, 2018 Oban Environmentalists: Relax Those who worry about the hypothetical Oban refinery, with its port facility and storage tanks, destroying the wetlands and fishing grounds of East End Grand Bahama should heave a sigh of relief: it won’t be built, in any conceivable... Read more →