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Musk Says ‘Make More Italians’
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Musk Says ‘Make More Italians’

William McGurn is a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board and writes the weekly "Main Street" column for the Journal each Tuesday. Previously he served as Chief Speechwriter for President George W. Bush.Mr. McGurn has served as chief editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal in New York. He spent more than a decade overseas -- in Brussels for The Wall Street Journal/Europe and in Hong Kong with both the Asian Wall Street Journal and the Far Eastern Economic Review. And in the mid-1990s, he was Washington Bureau Chief for National Review.Bill is author of a book on Hong Kong ("Perfidious Albion") and a monograph on terrorism ("Terrorist or Freedom Fighter"). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, holds a BA in philosophy from Notre Dame and an MS in Communicatio...
Ireland’s Tax-Cutting Success Story – WSJ
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Ireland’s Tax-Cutting Success Story – WSJ

By Stephen Moore and Steve ForbesEuropean Union officials and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen are pushing for a global minimum corporate tax, and no wonder. High-tax countries are getting bled to death, while low-tax ones experience stunning growth.Ireland, whose economy grew by 12.5% last year—faster than any other European nation—is one of the greatest tax-cutting success stories of modern times. The Journal recently reported that Ireland is “swimming in money.” It’s a vivid example of the Laffer Curve, which shows that lower tax rates can result in faster growth and higher revenue. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
India Offered Lowest Inflation in 9 Years, High CPI Figures Short-term ‘Hiccup’, Says Piyush Goyal
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India Offered Lowest Inflation in 9 Years, High CPI Figures Short-term ‘Hiccup’, Says Piyush Goyal

Commerce minister Piyush Goyal delivers the keynote speech at Moneycontrol's Indian Family Business Awards 2022, on Saturday. (Image: Moneycontrol/video grab)Highlighting progress under the Narendra Modi-led government, commerce minister Piyush Goyal said the country was enjoying fruits of its young demographic dividend with average population aged under 30Commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India offered the lowest inflation rates in nearly a decade, calling the high consumer price index inflation figures for July a short-term “hiccup". Highlighting the country’s progress in the last nine years under the Narendra Modi-led central government, he said the country was enjoying the fruits of its young demographic dividend with an average population aged under 30. Speaking at Mone...