Entries from April 2006 ↓

The ideal tax system

April 23rd, 2006 · 3 Comments

The ideal tax system … is neutral to business activity. In such an ideal system, individuals and businesses would base their economic decisions solely on the merits of the trans­ac­tions, without regard to tax impli­ca­tions. In reality, tax-induced economic distor­tions are a fact of life, and a more realistic goal is to maximize the occasions […]

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The Dell-Alienware deal, a few weeks later

April 16th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Dell bought Alienware because they needed to get into the high-end market in a big way. They have given up on trying to crack the market with the Dell brand, which has never been cool and appar­ently never will be. Estab­lished in 1996 and based in Miami, Florida, Alienware has built their reputation as a provider […]

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GST cut">Keep the income tax cuts, ditch the GST cut

April 6th, 2006 · 2 Comments

I read in the Star yesterday that the income tax cuts enacted by the Liberals before their fall from power and effective January 1, 2006 may be kept by the Conser­v­ative government, which has all along threatened to reinstate them to make room for their GST cut. I have always been in favor of income tax […]

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Top ten coolest laptop cases

April 5th, 2006 · No Comments

Check out the Top 10 Coolest Laptop Cases. I like the Knomo Frinton, and not just because it’s fun to say.

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Electric atmosphere at Jays opener

April 5th, 2006 · No Comments

I was at the Toronto Blue Jays baseball game last night at the Rogers Centre and man was it crazy. Over 50,000 people there to watch the Jays? What is this, 1993? I had a good seat down the third base line, giving me a great view of Bengie Molina’s home run in the 4th inning. […]

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