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Europe’s Fiscal Crossroads

Europe currently lacks the political and institutional mechanisms to fund crucial investments for a new geopolitical era. The question is, “where will the money come from?” ... read more

Going To The Source: A New Approach To Personal Income Taxation

Professor Yariv Brauner of the University of Florida Levin College of Law discusses the challenges facing residence-based taxation and his proposal for a new way to tax individuals. read more

China mulls a bold test of taxation without representation

For now China can fill the gap between its spending ambitions and its diminished revenues by borrowing. Yields on its existing bonds are low. And in March it said it would issue new “ultra” long-term ... read more

After protests, rate and property tax bill hike stopped for Great Miami flood control

For now, what people pay for flood protection will remain the same while the Miami Conservancy works on a different funding formula. read more

Y'all-itics: Texas is finally getting taxation with representation at the appraisal district in May's elections

"When America was founded, we had this principle that there's no taxation without representation," Crouch told us on the latest episode of our Y'all-itics podcast. "That's one of the reasons why ... read more

Boosting Nigeria’s tax revenue? Grow the economy, honour the social contract!

Two weeks ago, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lamented Nigeria’s low tax revenues. Launching the IMF’s Regional Economic Outlook ... read more

Counterpoint: Into American history without fear

Was not the Declaration of Independence an announcement of a war of "decolonization"? Didn't the slogan "no taxation without representation" express "resistance" against financial "dispossession" by ... read more

COLUMN: No beer taxation without representation | Jon Caldara

State Sens. Kevin Priola and Chris Hansen are doing their very best impersonation of Carrie A. Nation, the early 1900s prohibitionist who attacked liquor establishments with a hatchet in one hand ... read more

Taxation Without Rodential Representation

The case for D.C. statehood hinges on American citizens’ right to full voting representation in Congress ... Despite the humans’ superior intelligence and advanced weaponry, no rat ever lost the game. read more

Norton Pushes D.C. Statehood Day Resolution

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton proposes "D.C. Statehood Day" to highlight the need for statehood and full self-government. read more

Editorial: The Boston Tea Party 250 years later, and we're still fighting for democracy

In the 250 years since members of the Sons of Liberty boarded ships in Boston Harbor to dump their cargo of imported tea overboard — on Dec. 16, 1773 — the right to protest over inadequate ... read more