Eben Macdonald

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These European Countries Beat Poverty and Increased Wealth with Low Taxes and Low Regulation

05/21/2021 Eben Macdonald

Social democrats love to denounce low-tax, probusiness regimes as "neoliberal" and as places with more poverty. But the reality is that parts of Europe that embraced markets most reduced poverty while making their citizens richer.

These European Countries Beat Poverty and Increased Wealth with Low Taxes and Low Regulation

05/14/2021 Mises Wire Eben Macdonald

Listen to the Audio Mises Wire version of this article. Democratic socialists frequently laud the Nordic countries as examples of the success of progressive taxation, generous welfare states, and...

If the Nordic Countries Are Socialist, So Are These Less Impressive Countries

04/20/2021 Eben Macdonald

Have you ever noticed that it's only the wealthy Nordic countries that are singled out as being "socialist"? Places like Greece and Italy, which are more socialistic than Scandinavia, never seem to warrant a mention on this topic.

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