Obama Corporate Tax Reform Plan a Mixed Bag
The Obama administration on Wednesday proposed a plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 28 percent and eliminate dozens of corporate tax loopholes. Cato scholar Daniel J. Mitchell says that the President's proposal is at best a tiny step in the right direction: "When you add up all the pieces, it is largely a kiss-your-sister package. Some companies would come out ahead and others would lose. Unfortunately, that's not enough to measurably improve incomes for American workers."
- "President Obama's Corporate Tax Reform Rearranges the Deck Chairs on the Titanic," by Daniel J. Mitchell
- "Obama's Corporate Tax Reform," by Chris Edwards
February 22, 2012
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State and Local Pension Plans: Funding Status, Asset Management, and a Look Ahead
State and local employee pension plans have come under increased scrutiny of late. Plan funding conditions have worsened during the early years of the 21st century, especially during the aftermath of the post-2007 recession. But the patterns of financial changes vary considerably across the U.S. states and under alternative ways of measuring plan funded status. A new report from Cato scholar Jagadeesh Gokhale contains a detailed description of the funding erosion in state and local government employee pension plans during the last decade.
- "State and Local Pension Plans: Funding Status, Asset Management, and a Look Ahead," by Jagadeesh Gokhale
- "State Pensions in Crisis," Podcast with Jagadeesh Gokhale
February 21, 2012
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Episode 252
ÂIn this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss London bars and cafes introducing Facewatch for criminals on the lower ladder of crime while Mayoral candidate, Ken Livingstone, proposes an altogether...Read Full Article at RT.com
February 20, 2012
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Episode 251
ÂMax Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss the riches made monitoring the population and the pittance paid for agreeing to be monitored. They also discuss the Serious Organised Crime Agency threatening to monitor...Read Full Article at RT.com
February 18, 2012
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Ceres event with Nicole Foss, Melbourne Sunday February 18
Nicole Foss, the systems analyst and biologist behind the blog Automatic Earth, is speaking tomorrow at A Compass for Turbulent Times, organised by Ceres.
I’m on the bill too, which I’m told will proceed roughly as follows:
9-11 Nicole (inc Qs)
11-30 Morning tea
11.30 – 12.30 Steve (inc Qs) – focus on aust context
12.30 – 1.30pm Lunch
1-30 – 2pm Opportunity for further Qs to both
2pm – 3.30 – Workshop session – smaller groups come up with
hypothetical scenarios/strategies (30mins) to put back to Nicole/Steve
for response / discussion (1hr).
Nicole is an excellent thinker and speaker; we’ve spoken twice together now at events organised by Local Futures in Michigan, and I have great respect for her combined economic-ecological perspective (in which ecology dominates!).
If you’d like to attend, bookings are still available from Ceres; tickets cost $150, or $110 for concessions and Ceres members. Ceres is a not-for-profit organisation, and the fees are covering the costs of bringing Nicole out to Australia.
The event is being held at CERES Community Environment Park Cnr Roberts and Stewart East Brunswick VIC 3057.
February 18, 2012
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