tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post6807988085714978883..comments2024-03-19T02:45:37.685-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: The U.S. economy just keeps growingScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-67042797605582705442014-07-17T16:14:34.863-07:002014-07-17T16:14:34.863-07:00The best corporate and dividend tax rate would be ...The best corporate and dividend tax rate would be zero---we could do that with cuts in federal agency spending.<br />Re Europe: they are on cusp of deflation, evidence of monetary aspyxiation. Japan has revived with QE...seems like QE is a winner...Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-28021670799279141582014-07-17T14:41:57.760-07:002014-07-17T14:41:57.760-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16279013662446051361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-78411268046566404042014-07-17T11:09:54.027-07:002014-07-17T11:09:54.027-07:00db: You are spot on, and so is the WSJ. See their ...db: You are spot on, and so is the WSJ. See their two op-eds on the subject in today's edition:<br /><br />http://online.wsj.com/articles/jack-lews-flee-america-plan-1405553160<br /><br />http://online.wsj.com/articles/michael-j-graetz-inverted-thinking-on-corporate-taxes-1405554359<br /><br />I encourage everyone to read these opinions. When corporations start voting with their feet you knowScott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-55498437329765744902014-07-17T10:04:17.126-07:002014-07-17T10:04:17.126-07:00Scott,
Off topic of this post, my apologies.
Any...Scott,<br /><br />Off topic of this post, my apologies.<br /><br />Any thoughts on this subject, headline in the Minneapolis Star Tribune regarding Medtronic's tax inversion to Ireland being potentially held up/nullified by the White House. Being from MN this a big topic of debate. I can't for the life of me understand why this doesn't trigger the discussion of lowering our Corporatedbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999188842764928727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-73888624525936020732014-07-17T08:06:56.125-07:002014-07-17T08:06:56.125-07:00There's little or no evidence to support the t...There's little or no evidence to support the theory that a lack of QE in the Eurozone is the cause of huge economic underperformance relative to the U.S. There's only correlation. <br /><br />In fact, for the past several years the euro has been relatively stable vis a vis the dollar, and the difference in measured inflation between the two economies has been very low. <br /><br />More Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-25093149645896955942014-07-17T01:42:12.885-07:002014-07-17T01:42:12.885-07:00Scott: The Fed went to QE and so has the BoJ.
The ...Scott: The Fed went to QE and so has the BoJ.<br />The ECB has not.<br />The industrial production chart on Europe tells a tale, no?<br />Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.com