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Articles: Taxation

Revitalising Australia: How a “7D” Tax Code Could Spark Economic Growth and Job Creation

The below “Guest Mannerism” is written by Mannkal’s Chairman Designate Mac Nichols. In 1948 The West German Finance Minister, Ludwig Erhard instituted “7D”...

Are you being “mugged”?

We have had many challenges to face in 2020. Which to tackle first? Without the traditional wisdom of a reliable business or political...

Ron Manners plays the long game

This review of Ron Manners’ The Lonely Libertarian was written by Benjamin Marks, and was originally published on his website Economics.org.au. Buy your...

Canberra’s Grasping Predators

On September 13, 1981 the Sunday Independent newspaper published an open letter from myself to then Federal Treasurer John Howard. My remarks were...

Bureaucracy v Public: an open letter to the Consumer Affairs Bureau 1976

In the days of Perth’s Sunday Independent, a good letter to the editor was not only published, but also served as inspiration for...

Why another book?

Anthony Cappello (Connor Court Publishing) suggested I write a book about myself. My immediate response was, “I’ve already done that, and it’s called...

Who Benefits While You Pay?

When any orthodox economist from the Democratic Land of Oz talks of policies designed in the ‘public interest’ or the ‘national interest’, I...

Killing and Stealing: Government Specialties

Part 1 Over the centuries, governments have only excelled at two things. Killing (mainly by declaring wars) and stealing (mainly by taxation and...

Taxation: How times have changed

When sorting through some old files, in preparation for my forthcoming (sixth) book, I came across some notes from a visit to London...

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Buckets of money at Nugan Hand

This is an excerpt from my book, Heroic Misadventures. Read the full story here by downloading the free ebook. My brief career in...

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