Posted on 08 June 2012. Tags: Austerity, Baltic Nations, Baltic Republics, Cato Institute, Communist Nation, Daniel J Mitchell, Downturn, Economic Output, Economic Performance, Estonian Economy, Fiscal Data, Fondness, Forbes Magazine, Government Spending, International Monetary Fund, Professor Krugman, Remarkable Scenery, Skids, Trickery, True Facts
This blog entry from Daniel J. Mitchell, from the Cato Institute, in Forbes Magazine, perhaps not surprisingly, came out on the side of Estonia, not Prof. Krugman! Here’s a couple of highlights: I have great fondness for Estonia, in part because it was the first post-communist nation to adopt the flat tax, but also because [...]
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Posted on 31 May 2010. Tags: 44th President, American Taxpayer, Approval Ratings, Baltic Republics, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Endeavor, Gallup Poll, George W Bush, Ivory Coast, Kosovo, Mali, Pepfar, Predecessor, President Bush, Real Clear Politics, Record Pace, Republic Of The Congo, Seven Nations, Sub Saharan Africa, Zambia
There was an interesting Real Clear Politics/Gallup poll on which nations find the US or its people most popular. The top five are listed. I thought it might be Poland (nope), the Baltic Republics (not them), not even Kosovo (They just missed the top five at sixth). They are seven nations in sub-Saharian Africa: Democratic [...]
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Posted on 13 February 2010. Tags: Baltic Republics, Central Tv, Chariots Of Fire, China Taiwan, Chinese Taipei, Development Canada, Flag Of The Republic Of China, New Attitude, Olympic Sport, President Nixon, Realistic Chance, Red China, Republic Of China, Republic Of Georgia, Sandy Sanders, Stephen Colbert, Tragic Situation, Treasury Bonds, Usa Today, Winter Olympics
By Elwood “Sandy” Sanders
The best part of any Olympics (I wait for it every Olympics!) is the opening ceremonies. Each nation comes into the stadium with their athletes, one (sometimes the only one) carrying the flag of their nation, except for Taiwan, the Republic of China, our old ally in WWII until President Nixon sold them out to Red China. Taiwan cannot now carry its flag in (This was not always true: There is a scene in the 1924 Olympic movie Chariots of Fire where there is an unusual five striped flag and that was the old flag of the Republic of China) and goes by Chinese Taipei. This is shameful and we ought to protest but Red China might sell some of its Treasury bonds in response! No one has won; no one has lost yet and all nations and athletes (except Taiwan, see above) are equal in dignity.
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