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Inequality 17: The Koch Brothers and Their Critics
I have read several times various attacks against the Koch brothers, mostly coming from the left, and sometimes coming from the libertarians too. Like the controversy in Cato Institute a few years ago....
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Nepal, Maoist Government and Samriddhi, Part 2
A friend in Kathmandu, Nepal, Robin Sitoula, co-founder and President of a free market think tank there, Samriddhi, the Prosperity Foundation, sends me some updates about their work there. Below are...
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Tax Cut 19: BIR Regulations for the Self Employed and POHTA
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) produced a new regulation last month. Here's the news from BusinessWorld last March 21, 2014:Posted on March 21, 2014 07:30:38 PMNew rules for self-employed...
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Rule of Law 22: IAF Seminar in Germany
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) is calling for nomination and participants to this seminar, deadline of application on April 11, this Friday.Target participants for this seminar are...
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Pork Barrel 9: Are PH Government Institutions Ready for Cleansing?
A friend, Vince Lazatin, convenor of the Transparency and Accountability Network (TAN), posted some provocative questions in his fb wall yesterday. Vince asked, Are our government institutions ready to...
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Airline Competition 2: More PH Flights to the US and Europe
Today, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a Category 1 rating to the Philippines for its compliance with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation...
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ASEAN Tax Reform Initiative
Last October 22, 2013, I and some Asian friends in the free market network met with our friends at the Americans for Tax Reforms (ATR), after EFN Asia 2014 Conference ended in Bangkok. The meeting was...
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Energy Econ 17: Brown outs in Mindanao, Thin Reserves in Luzon
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Earth Hour campaigners could be jumping with joy with this news. Up to six Earth Hours everyday in some areas of Mindanao, wow.KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Power consumers in...
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Labor Econ 13: The Term 'Jobless Growth' is Wrong
* This is my article in thelobbyist.biz last Friday.-----------The term "jobless growth" is wrong. Growth means more or additional output from (a) more workers and entrepreneurs employed, or (b) the...
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Business 360 17: Electricity and GDP Growth
* This is my article for Business 360, a monthly magazine published in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 2014 issue.------------Electricity powers many economic activities in any society, from small shops that...
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Energy Econ 18: Brown outs in Metro Manila?
A friend, Rose, posted this in her fb wall yesterday,I am totally pissed after hearing the news that Meralco will be implementing a rotating brownout tomorrow starting at 11am? Are they serious?? At...
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Boxing and Politics 3: Manny Pacquiao vs. BIR
After Manny Pacquiao beat Tim Bradley last week, grand celebration among millions of Filipinos as well as other fans of Pacman abroad.Then the next round of jokes and sattire went to Bureau of Internal...
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Transport Econ 12: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Tricycles
There is another proposal by the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) to introduce a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Metro Manila, Cebu City and Davao. Photos below of various BRTs...
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Election 9: India's Political Dynasties vs. Democracy
India is the world's biggest democracy. People directly vote their representatives and local executives. And they are doing it now, in India's general elections 2014, happening in various phases from...
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Freedom Flame Awards 3: The Magazine
I just discovered that our profile photos, recipients of the FNF's "Freedom Flame" awards last year, are in scribd, I am Free Report 2013. I saw the hard copy of the magazine earlier.Yes, that's...
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Agri Econ 11: Protecting Land Properties by the Poor in India
Another good article from my friend Barun Mitra (2nd from right in photo) of Liberty Institute in India, co-authored with his wife Madhumita Mitra, posted before the on-going India general elections...
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Climate Tricks 28: Earth Day Cartoons
A good collection of "save the planet" cartoons from Dr. Roy Spencer here on "Earth Day" yesterday. From his posting, Some Earth Day Cartoons.As in other religions, most Earth worshipers are more or...
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Energy Econ 19: Wind Power, Feed in Tariff and Electricity Subsidy
The problem with militant environmentalism, case of Oriental Mindoro (including Puerto Galera, Calapan). With occasional brown outs and high electricity cost, a wind power company will supply power at...
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EFN Asia 36: Pett J and Secretariat Work
I have written a number of papers about the Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia, especially its annual conferences in different cities in Asia. Such big regional event for many independent think tanks...
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Obama in Manila and Air Force One
US President Barack Obama has already left Manila. He stayed for 24 hours here, arrived yesterday 1:30pm, departed today around 1:30pm too. Some of my friends in fb posted funny comments, others were...
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