tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post6006710630888030236..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: Tax and Spend. Tax and Spend. Tax and Spend. Lather, rinse, repeat.mike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-74575784265417198092011-07-05T22:39:50.740+09:002011-07-05T22:39:50.740+09:00Dear Mark,
No, you misunderstand. I know Doug Fre...Dear Mark, <br />No, you misunderstand. I know Doug French well. He would never advocate any sort of taxes at all. That blog post is tongue in cheek. He is NOT advocating an increase in VAT taxes. His last line is "So Greece, how’s that VAT working for you? The standard VAT rate in Greece is 21%."<br />VAT hasn't saved Greece. Greece is defacto bankrupt: http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2011/07/s-warns-greek-bailout-plan-constitutes.htmlmike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-79651503772564722402011-07-05T21:37:21.961+09:002011-07-05T21:37:21.961+09:00Raising VAT (consumer's tax) is actually a goo...Raising VAT (consumer's tax) is actually a good idea. <a href="http://blog.mises.org/12586/dont-want-to-be-like-greece-try-some-vat/" rel="nofollow">Take Greece. It's consumers' tax is 21% and while this may be high,</a> it is surely worth it when one remembers it has saved Greece economically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com