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The Problems with Property Taxes
Property taxes are imposed on people who own property, the amount typically based on what the government deems the property to be worth.
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Jessica Colby
Resisting Centralist Power – Part 2
Following the Second World War, the most dramatic shift in the balance of tax power between the States and Commonwealth occurred.
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Liberty Itch
GST is Better than Income Tax
In my last article I argued that a flat and broad-based income tax is much the same as a broad-based GST, so we have little reason to hate the concept…
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Liberty Itch
Hate Income Tax? You Shouldn’t!
Some taxes are more damaging than others.
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Liberty Itch
The Tax Power
The Commissioner of Taxation has too much power.
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Liberty Itch
The New UAE Corporate Tax
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is famous for, among other things, zero tax.
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Damon Hayhow
The Misguided Quest for “Fair Share”
“Grab your torch and pitch-fork” was the rallying cry of the left in the recent debate over stage three tax cuts. And so the mob was led to follow a…
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Liberty Itch
Cut Taxes To 20%
It goes without saying that rules and sanctions should be clearly specified in advance so people know how they are supposed to behave and what will…
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Liberty Itch
How The ATO Undermines ‘Creative Destruction’
Libertarians hate to pay tax, especially at current rates.
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Liberty Itch
Taxation Dysfunction
We’re all familiar with the dictum, “In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” But Will Rogers also astutely observed, “Yes, and the only…
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Liberty Itch
This Tax To GDP Rate Is Mind-Blowing!
With the Commonwealth Budget due to be presented later today, Australians should reflect on the words of Winston Churchill, who wisely observed that…
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Liberty Itch
The Long, Long, Long Long List of Taxes!
Have you ever wondered how many taxes there are in Australia?
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Kenelm Tonkin
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