Monday 16 November 2009

No 4: Dragons' Den for Economists

MEMBERS of the public suggest new taxes for the approval of economics experts in this Newsnight video named "Politics Pen".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8352611.stm

Despite unlikely how this might sound, my A2 class and I honestly had an enjoyable time afterward discussing the best methods of increasing tax revenue and how this related to Adam Smith's cannons of taxation, which are, anybody?

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  1. impressive video!
    although the internet connection is slow in the residence and I had to pause it every 20 secs, it is quite a useful one and I like the way they represent the info!
    thanks, Mr Spottiswoode

    Anna

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  2. It's a shame the connection is slow. There are similar videos about spending cuts, I'll post them when I get a moment.

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