Monthly Archives: March 2013

The Value Added Tax: Too costly?

Posted on March 10, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Been re-reading The Bahamas Government's "White Paper" on VAT and once one gets past the urge to vomit at phrases like: "It is incumbent on citizens to conscientiously discharge their tax obligations to the state""Significant revenue leakage continues…""effect the EVENTUAL … Continue reading →

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New OECD Report Calls For Crippling New Corporate Tax Rules

Posted on March 9, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Andrew Quinlan, President of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity has an article at Forbes "about the OECD's latest plot against tax competition". Heres' a snippet: "Bureaucrats at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently conjured a … Continue reading →

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PLP implementing a Fifty-Two Week Jobs Program?

Posted on March 8, 2013 by weblogbahamas

I had a call on Tuesday afternoon from a nice lady to advise that the Government has introduced a jobs program in spite of their press statement of February 17, 2013 stating that the former Fifty-Two Week Jobs Training Program … Continue reading →

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Bernard Nottage: Mid Year Budget Exercise “not constructive”

Posted on March 7, 2013 by weblogbahamas

…and is not likely to be repeated by the PLP Government, according to Dr. Bernard Nottage, Government Leader in the House of Assembly and Minister of National Security. He speculated that it will be replaced with a "statement". The implication … Continue reading →

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CATO Unbound: Authority, Obedience, and the State

Posted on March 6, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Whenever you need some brain food I highly recommend CATO Unbound. And the March discussion, Authority, Obedience, and the State with Michael Huemer, Bryan Caplan, Tom G. Palmer and Nicole Hassoun will no doubt be enlightening. About this issue: "Many … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: I’ve fired The New York Times, etc.

Posted on March 6, 2013 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan For years I subscribed to The New York Times online.  Then I took the Sunday Times only for a couple of years but they managed to annoy me nearly as much as the daily edition.  (I … Continue reading →

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Rev. Robert Sirico on The Entrepreneurial Vocation

Posted on March 5, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Fr. Sirico co-founder of the Acton Institute delivers a powerful defense of business in under five minutes. It's worth watching twice. Visit their web site here… and their Facebook Page here… Hope you enjoy the video below.

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Things in The Bahamas I’m Not Proud About

Posted on March 4, 2013 by weblogbahamas

How about helping me start a new series of posts entitled "Things in The Bahamas I'm Not Proud About"? For example. On Saturday we had to go to Potters Cay to pick something up from one of the boats that … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Democracy & Gay Marriages

Posted on March 4, 2013 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan Frankly I have no horse in this race, nothing personal in any case.  For my money you may marry your grandmother or cat, if all parties consent. Marriages ought to be a matter of contract and … Continue reading →

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Matt Minglewood – Song of the week – March 4, 2013 – Blue River Train

Posted on March 4, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Minglewood is one of my favourite Canadian singer/songwriters and I hope you enjoy Blue River Train from his 2005 release The Story. Interesting blends of country, rock and blues, they don't come any better. Please visit his web site and … Continue reading →

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