NCPA Daily Policy Digest (7/1/10)
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National Center for Policy AnalysisDaily Policy DigestThursday, July 1, 2010 |
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Taxes SHOULD CARRIED INTEREST BE TAXED AS ORDINARY INCOME?If carried interest were treated as ordinary income, and replaced by fees, the U.S. Department of the Treasury would net no additional income, says Stephen J. Entin, president and executive director of the Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation... NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS Federal Spending & Budget Issues DO THE U.S. AND EUROPE NEED STIMULUS OR AUSTERITY?Deficit reduction and bending the debt growth curve down is extremely important for the United States, however, it's not yet as urgent as in Europe, says Bob McTeer, a Distinguished Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis and former President of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank... FORBES Economic Issues WHERE BEST TO BE POOR?What has historically been defined as "poverty," nationally or internationally, no longer exists in the United States, says economist Walter Williams... HERITAGE FOUNDATION/JEWISH WORLD REVIEW Regulatory Issues IF SCIENTISTS WANT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, THEY SHOULD START BY LISTENINGPolitics and mistrust towards perceived industry-backed science seem to drive public fears, says science journalist Chris Mooney, author of "Unscientific America: Scientific Illiteracy Threatens our Future"... AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH Health Issues DISADVANTAGED HOSPITALS MIGHT STRUGGLE UNDER PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE MODELPay-for-performance models will exaggerate regional disparities in care and further penalize hospitals serving poor communities, according to study... AMERICAN HEALTH LINE/REUTERS/PLOS MEDICINE |
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