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Tax, Lies and Red Tape: Confessions of an Unreconstructed Neoliberal Fundamentalist

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Tax, Lies and Red Tape: Confessions of an Unreconstructed Neoliberal Fundamentalist

Find out why:
- Itâ€™s wrong to blame Wall Street bankers for the global financial crisis.
- The rhino-horn trade should be legalised.
- Exempting anything from VAT is a bad idea, even for the poor.
- Job creation is a fruitless exercise.
- South Africaâ€™s problem is not poverty.

Tax, Lies and Red Tape is an insightful, easy-to-understand, very opinionated book about economics by one of South Africaâ€™s most experienced and controversial economists. Dawie Roodt argues that economics is not about numbers, graphs and statistics; it is about people, and about how they react to incentives. Unfortunately, our politicians seem to have forgotten this.
Using simple concepts and thought-provoking anecdotes, the book explains how â€˜the marketâ€™ evolved with humanity, what was wrong with communism, what the global financial crisis is really about, the ways in which the state spends your money (and the ways in which it actually should), how tax is collected, how money and inflation really work, the ins and outs of trade, and the ups and downs of labour.
In the process, Roodt debunks politically correct thinking and current government policy, and suggests alternatives for a more effective system. Whether you agree with him or not, Tax, Lies and Red Tape will get you thinking about economics in a completely new way.

Country	USA
Author	Dawie Roodt
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9781770224827
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Zebra Press
Manufacturer	Zebra Press
NumberOfPages	238
PublicationDate	2013-08-12
Publisher	Zebra Press
ReleaseDate	2013-08-12
Studio	Zebra Press

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