Posts by Dr Nat O'Connor
Dr Nat O'Connor @natpolicy
Dr Nat O’Connor is Assistant Professor of Social Policy at UCD, a fellow of the UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy and former Director of TASC. Nat also previously worked at Age Action, the Labour Party, Ulster University and the Homeless Agency. You can find him on LinkedIn (natoconnor) and TwitterX @natpolicy.
Tax Breaks Won't Solve Homelessness
Nat O'Connor 01/09/2015
Nat O'Connor: Some campaigners have called for tax breaks to help provide more housing for people who are homeless. The homelessness crisis is …
Does anyone have the vision to lead a housing revolution?
Nat O'Connor 20/08/2015
Nat O'Connor: While there is wide agreement that Ireland needs more housing supply, action is needed to encourage the right kind of supply based on a …
How to Pay for a Living Wage?
Nat O'Connor 07/07/2015
Nat O'Connor: A single person working full-time needs to earn €11.50 per hour to afford a minimum decent standard of living. This is a rise in the …
Franklin D Roosevelt's 1935 Message to Congress on Tax Revision
Nat O'Connor 24/03/2015
Nat O'Connor: What follows are excerpts from Franklin D Roosevelt, President of the USA (1933-1945), Message to Congress on Tax Revision, 19 June …
Five Progressive Views on Greece
Nat O'Connor 20/02/2015
Nat O'Connor: Queries: The European Progressive Magazine circulated five articles about the Greek crisis, all of which are relevant to Ireland. Click …
More on Ireland's Low Taxation and Income Tax Progressivity
Nat O'Connor 20/02/2015
Nat O'Connor: The OECD provides a table of its member states showing total tax revenue as a percentage of GDP. In 2012, Ireland's total tax revenue …
Getting Beneath the Surface of Gross versus Net Income Inequality
Nat O'Connor 18/02/2015
Nat O'Connor: TASC's new report, Cherishing All Equally: Economic Inequality in Ireland, is designed to provoke deeper debate about what is and is …
Ireland's 'Progressive' Income Tax System
Nat O'Connor 16/02/2015
Nat O'Connor: Some commentators keep referring to the progressivity of Ireland's income tax system, as if it was the silver bullet that makes …
Response to Dan O'Brien's 'Bunkum' Article
Nat O'Connor 16/02/2015
Nat O'Connor: Dan O'Brien writes that "claims about great inequality in Ireland are just bunkum". Having had a look at the arguments in support of …
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