Kitty's Kountry Rankings are below, with a description of how they are kompiled. This week, as every week, I give out three Encomiums to countries which have done Good Things, and award three Execrations for countries which according to my highly personal and partial views have done Bad Things. Read Full Article »
Many thanks to those of you who wrote in with apt alliterative adaptations and alternatives to my proposed Encomiums and Execrations, some of which are very good. The editorial director has gone into a huddle with himself and is thinking about them. Gives him something to do for a change! Read Full Article »
Europe is a very depressing prospect this week, so I'm going to write about something more cheerful than austerity death spirals, being Kitty's Encomiums, and the opposite, Kitty's Execrations. Of course there should be better alliterating words starting with K, so let me know if you think of any. And the subject? Well, countries, of course. We are going to start with a list of six major countries, of which the top three will be ones that are getting it right, while the bottom three will naturally be the ones that are getting it wrong. The problem is that all big countries get it wrong; but I'll do my best. Then (but not this week) there will be a comparable list of low-tax jurisdictions, although of course it will be harder because basically they get it right by having low taxes; but some get it righter than others. Read Full Article »
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