The GST increased from 10 to 15% in New Zealand; more than doubled in the UK; but GST rates were stable or went up and down in the remaining Anglo-Saxon countries.
As for a selection of other non-Anglo-Saxon countries , Brennan and Buchanan were right. Tax reforms such as a broad-based consumption tax leads to higher taxes through time.
When Americans voted for the House of Representatives in 2012, Democratic candidates won 1.4 million more votes than Republicans. Yet after the dust settled, the GOP ended up with a 234-201 majority in the chamber.
Last year, in contrast, the GOP won a national landslide. But despite winning big victories in these four states, they only picked up one new House seat overall among them (in North Carolina). That’s because Republicans already won nearly all of the competitive seats in 2012 — partly because of gerrymandering…
Severalanalysesfind that simple geography matters more — many Democratic voters are packed closer together in urban areas.
Since 1989, there’s been no significant change in the public’s concern level over global warming. To put this in perspective, note that the most expensive public-relations campaign in history—one that includes most governmental agencies, a long list of welfare-sucking corporations, the public school system, the universities, an infinite parade of celebrities, think tanks, well-funded environmental groups and an entire major political party—has, over the past 25 years or so, increased the number of Democrats who “worry greatly” about global warming by a mere four percentage points.
John G. Geer, author of In Defense of Negativity: Attack Ads in Presidential Campaigns, argues that negative ads are positive. They focus on important political issues and give voters critical information about differences between candidates. Attack ads do not degrade, but rather enrich the democratic process. When political candidates attack each other, they raise doubts about each other’s views and qualifications. Voters—and the democratic process—benefit from this clash of opinions.
A few months ago, my complaint about my cell phone battery was it ran out after a couple of hours use.
Now my complaint about my new HTC 510 is the battery lasts so long that it takes quite some time to recharge it. My current and previous phones were HTC. The new phone costs the same $299 as I paid for the previous HTC, but is about three times as good as the old one which I bought about 18 months ago.
When researching the purchase of my new phone, I read a few reviews where I discovered they are written by complete snobs who own the latest iPhone and looked down on anything cheaper.
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