tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post2678537264375998179..comments2023-11-03T19:05:08.512+11:00Comments on Harry Clarke: International tax competitionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-3522359999518439472008-01-18T23:56:00.000+11:002008-01-18T23:56:00.000+11:00Spiro:It did for me until I was forced to come hom...Spiro:<BR/>It did for me until I was forced to come home by my better 1/2 it also applies to a great deal Australians living overseas. Don't kid yourself , Spiro. There are great places to live even tax free. This will only become a bigger problem in the future. It got so big for the US that all citizens have to pay tax equalization if their taxes were lower than otherwise at the federal level..... otherwise the IRS will chase you down to the end of the earth.<BR/><BR/>Harry in case you missed it, Ireland has become one of the richest eareas in Euroipe as a result of it's attractive tax rates over the course of 25 years. This also applies to some of he former Sov satelites too.<BR/><BR/>Tax comepetition really does work.<BR/><BR/>jcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-67457461751919867752008-01-18T09:48:00.000+11:002008-01-18T09:48:00.000+11:00There is something peculiar thing, in the local co...There is something peculiar thing, in the local context, about those people who argue most loudly for low taxes because if we don't lower them to Hong Kong levels, all our skilled workers will go live elsewhere, like say Hong Kong, and no one will want to come here.<BR/><BR/>And that peculiar thing is, that those people have themselves chosen to migrate her. I am thinking of our good friend Sinclair Davidson and Peter Saunders from the CIS.<BR/><BR/>Obviously, our ruinously high taxes haven't stopped them from calling Australia home. Now, why would this be? Could it be that Australia is a good place to live, and despite their protestations, they actually appreciate the services that are provided by governments?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com