What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Entails for the Arctic While US President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act has been heavily criticized for its tax reliefs for the wealthy and significant cuts in welfare spending, the country's Arctic state, Alaska, may benefit from its implementation.
Forget About Switzerland. Finnmark Can Become the Next Tax Haven. Comment (Alta, Northern Norway): In a few months, we will have the answer to how much it will cost to stop the flight of people from Finnmark, Northern Norway. A cross-political majority will make sure of that. The Chair of the County Government, Hans-Jacob Bønå (Conservatives, is spearheading an examination of a new tax model for parts of the Arctic and the High North.
About Tax Refugees and the Flight From Northern Norway Comment: About 200 Norwegians have fled taxes in the past few years and moved to Switzerland. That corresponds to the decline in population in Finnmark, Northern Norway, in the last quarter. The latter is more serious than the first.
Perhaps More People Will Fathom the Severity of the Situation As Putin Displays His Nuclear Briefcase Commentary: The images of two Russian officers carrying the briefcases that could ignite a nuclear war have been etched into my brain as I drive along the border with Russia. The briefcase is in China with Vladimir Putin. The nuclear bombs are only a few kilometers away.
