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Balance the U.S. Budget: Tax France, China and Other Foreign 'Free Riders'
Jalīb aš Šuyūẖ :: Kuwait | 1 month ago
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Tax France, China and Other Foreign 'Free Riders' Should we solve our seemingly permanent $1 trillion budget deficit by hiking taxes or cutting spending? Partisan Washington can't seem to settle on any combination of the two. But there's a third
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Power plan a big step backward
Wellington :: New Zealand | 1 month ago
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The recently announced Labour/Greens electricity market policy represents a significant regression in economic thinking from the centre left. Despite the probable electoral appeal of lower power prices, the economic rationale for such a major
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Ed Lotterman: 'Sin taxes' still relevant today
Boise :: ID :: USA | 1 month ago
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Taxes on harmful substances like tobacco and alcohol are often scoffingly referred to as "sin taxes," but that does not mean they are a bad idea. My home state of Minnesota is considering increasing these taxes to get revenue for better budget
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Wash. worker reps question proposed pension rules
Olympia :: WA :: USA | 2 months ago
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Groups that represent current and former government workers in Washington state are concerned about a plan in the Senate that seeks to prevent sudden increases in pension values. Matt Zuvich of the Washington Federation of State Employees said
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Africa: Party Monopolies in Africa: Bad for Business
Singapore :: Singapore | 2 months ago
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A team at the World Bank and the University of Pennsylvania found that the length of time a political party remains in power directly affects firm productivity. Party monopoly accounted for around half of the labor productivity growth disadvantage of
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Federal court rules electricity rebates are due in California
Sacramento :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago
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A federal court this week ruled that two government power agencies are liable for overcharging California ratepayers by more than $1 billion during the state's energy crisis of 2000 and 2001. The California Public Utilities Commission, which has been
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Calif. consumers may see rebate from energy crisis
Sacramento :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
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California electricity consumers could see $1.6 billion in refunds from the state's energy crisis more than a dozen years ago if an administrative law judge's recommendation holds up under review. The California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday
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Seller beware
New York City :: NY :: USA | 4 months ago
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To find out, I turned to an effective, and often underused, methodology: I asked them. As part of a survey, I posed the following question to respondents: When you think of "sales" or "selling," what's the first word that comes to mind? The most
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New Fire Damage Reports Shown on PropertyRecord.com Housing Backgrounds
New York City :: NY :: USA | 5 months ago
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January 19, 2013 Should a consumer be buying property that has in the past been damaged by fire, they need to take serious precautions because, despite the restorations that could have been carried out, it is possible that major faults were
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Energy bill will not keep the lights on unless key questions are answered | Ian Marchant
London :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago
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Energy bill will not keep the lights on unless key questions are answered The bill is pivotal to the UK's energy future, but serious challenges face the MPs when it comes to the finer details Ian Marchant Lights on in the southern part of Britain, as
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