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1st and 2nd generation immigrants as percentage of the population

05 Feb 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in labour economics, labour supply, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: economics of immigration

First and second generation immigrants. Where do they form the highest proportion of the population?
By @OECD pic.twitter.com/aDfHCWUjKX

— Paul Kirby (@paul1kirby) January 16, 2016

Nobody voted 4 @HillaryClinton because she was honest & trustworthy!

02 Feb 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in constitutional political economy, politics - USA

Source: Iowa preliminary entrance poll results – Washington Post.

Iowa voted 4 @TedCruz @MarcoRubio @realdonaldtrump 4 very different reasons

02 Feb 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in constitutional political economy, politics - USA

Source: Iowa preliminary entrance poll results – Washington Post.

Agricultural subsidies as a % of gross farm receipts in USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand since 1986

02 Feb 2016 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: agricultural subsidies, Australia, Canada, cultural economics, Japan

Source: Agricultural policy – Agricultural support – OECD Data.

Agricultural support is defined as the annual monetary value of gross transfers to agriculture from consumers and taxpayers arising from government policies that support agriculture, regardless of their objectives and economic impacts.

The tax code if @BernieSanders got everything he wanted

02 Feb 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, politics - USA, public economics Tags: 2016 presidential election, Australia taxation and labour supply, taxation and investment

Source: Here’s what the tax code would look like if Bernie Sanders got everything he wanted – Vox.

Republicans and Democrats have different priorities which is why they are Republican or Democrat primary voters

02 Feb 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - USA, population economics, Public Choice Tags: 2016 presidential election, Democratic Party, rational irrationality, Republican Party, votor demographics

Contrasting themes of Rep/Dem primaries reflect partisan priorities gaps #guns #military #climatechange #immigration pic.twitter.com/vLUVPpYpRP

— Alec Tyson (@alec_h_tyson) January 30, 2016

@BernieSanders porky pies about his health plan

02 Feb 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in health economics, politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential election, health insurance, single-payer, universal health insurance

https://twitter.com/BernPress/status/693700287916294144

U.S. police shootings by threat level, January 2016

01 Feb 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: law and order, police shootings

Source: Investigation: People shot and killed by police this year – Washington Post.

G7, Australian, Danish and New Zealand average personal income tax and social security contribution rates

01 Feb 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, public economics Tags: Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Social Security taxes, taxation and labour supply, the dish economy

Data extracted on 30 Jan 2016 03:32 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat.

G7, Danish, Australian and New Zealand marginal income tax and social security contribution rates

31 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, public economics Tags: Australia, British economy, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, social insurance, Social Security taxes, taxation and labour supply

Ordinary French, Germans, Italians and Danish pay much higher marginal tax rates and that is before their high rates of GST.

Data extracted on 30 Jan 2016 03:08 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat.

Gender pay justice must start in the White House

30 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, gender, labour economics, politics - USA Tags: gender wage gap

Obama: "What kind of example does paying women less set for our sons and daughters?" What about pay gap White House? pic.twitter.com/Rru09c0Bp9

— Mark J. Perry (@Mark_J_Perry) January 30, 2016

Gender pay brain teaser:
How shd Obama's WH staff respond to this missive?@brithume @Mark_J_Perry @IngrahamAngle pic.twitter.com/4Bkd6sirYV

— Steve C. (@NeuterTheDebt) January 29, 2016

How does @BernieSanders’s #tax plan compare to the rest?

30 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, politics - USA, public economics

UPDATE: How does @BernieSanders's #tax plan compare to the rest? https://t.co/0aGamiHvnm pic.twitter.com/HND5NJQqR1

— Tax Foundation (@TaxFoundation) January 28, 2016

The difference between @HillaryClinton & @BernieSanders

29 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - USA, public economics

The difference between the @HillaryClinton & @BernieSanders #tax plans in 1 chart https://t.co/YJHfRdBLKp @AlanMCole pic.twitter.com/hHVRrLNPFs

— Tax Foundation (@TaxFoundation) January 28, 2016

Full details and analysis of @BernieSanders's #tax plan: https://t.co/3ltmaCPsFy @AlanMCole @ScottElliotG pic.twitter.com/0RAMi4Qawb

— Tax Foundation (@TaxFoundation) January 28, 2016

Here are full details and analysis of @HillaryClinton’s #tax proposals: https://t.co/cdgUKAUXEt @kpomerleau pic.twitter.com/VLQDu01M8M

— Tax Foundation (@TaxFoundation) January 28, 2016

New Ad: Trump Supports Amnesty, Makes Money Off Illegal Immigrants

29 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential election, economics of immigration

Source: New Ad: Trump Supports Amnesty, Makes Money Off Illegal Immigrants

Development & Trade: Empirical Evidence @DavidShearerMP @oxfamnz @TPPANoWay

29 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, international economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: free trade, free trade agreements, preferential trading agreements, The Great Enrichment, The Great Fact, TPPA, WTO

https://twitter.com/WorldBank/status/691970229811965952

The fall in extreme #poverty is the best news in the world! https://t.co/QO2XpUhoqO pic.twitter.com/jJQmy1ELvf

— World Bank (@WorldBank) January 25, 2016

VIDEO: Financial protection programs help countries manage impacts of natural disasters https://t.co/fStuunDwbr #DRR pic.twitter.com/TjjpsYzCIU

— World Bank (@WorldBank) January 20, 2016

Despite conflict & poverty, #Somalia's mobile sector is better than most: https://t.co/5Vtn7oIuZ8 #digitaldividends pic.twitter.com/cqwxqOd79c

— World Bank (@WorldBank) January 18, 2016

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