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Daniel Mitchell: “Reduce Taxes and Create Growth”

Posted on 17.11.12

Dr. Daniel Mitchell, senior tax policy analyst at Cato Institute in Washington DC, gave a talk about progressive taxes at the University of Iceland 16 November 2012, invited by RNH and the newly-f0unded Icelandic Union of Taxpayers. Mitchell pointed out … Continue reading →

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Against Progressive Taxation, Friday 16 November: 12–13

Posted on 13.11.12

The present government in Iceland has reintroduced a progressive incomes tax, and a special tax on wealth, both abandoned under the David Oddsson governments of 1991–2004. It has also increased taxes on corporations and capital. Friday 16 November Dr. Daniel … Continue reading →

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Mats Persson: “The EU economy is stagnant”

Posted on 12.11.12

Mats Persson, Director of London think tank Open Europe, gave a talk 12 November on European integration, invited by RNH, the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland and the Icelandic website Evropean Watch. Persson pointed out that … Continue reading →

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Disadvantages of Further EU Integration, Monday 12 November: 12–13

Posted on 03.11.12

Mats Persson, director of London think tank Open Europe, will give a talk at a meeting held by RNH, The Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland and the European Watch, Monday 12 November 12–13 in room 201 … Continue reading →

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Hannes H. Gissurarson: “Mao was a Monster”

Posted on 02.11.12

Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson read a paper on “Mao: The Story Which Has Been Told” at a meeting organised by the Confucius Institute at the University of Iceland 2 November 2012. He gave an account of the controversy in Iceland … Continue reading →

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The Controversy on Mao’s Legacy, Friday 2 November: 12–13

Posted on 27.10.12

The next event on the RNH calendar is a lecture which Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson is giving on the invitation of the Northern Light Confucius Institute at the University of Iceland Friday 2 November 2012 in Room 207 in the … Continue reading →

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