The 'curve' is more like the shape of Mr. Jelly, with near-random wobbliness in the middle. Drastically simplify the tax system and we'll see a clearer, better-defined and more informa… (View Post)

I'd rather an opposition that rises above such egregious politicking than sinking to their level. Effectiveness doesn't make it right. (View Post)

Almost all economic scenarios have beneficiaries and losers and are ultimately zero-sum. Politicians, Spin doctors and the media (and indeed not a few economists) don't like this. They want to p… (View Post)

They can't even sort Day-Month-Year into a logical order. And say 'could care less' instead of 'couldn't care less' which makes no sense whatsoever. Not a great track re… (View Post)

'far superior D'Hondt system'?!? Fuck the fuck off. Right off. D'Hondt is possibly the worst electoral system ever devised. It creates arbitrary cliff-edges and almost always reli… (View Post)