Cuba/Venezuela: January 2011 Archives
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Health Issues Medicare to Swell with Boomer OnslaughtThe Medicare program is expected to cost $929 billion by 2020, an 80 percent increase over 10 years, according to Richard Wolf... USA TODAY Taxes Sifting Options on Corporate Tax RatesIf the tax break for "domestic production" (so broadly defined that it covers hamburger making) were eliminated, the corporate tax rate for all companies could be reduced by 1.4 percentage points, says David Wessel... WALL STREET JOURNAL Energy Issues The Midwest Wind SurtaxThe wind industry has essentially conceded that without the ability to socialize costs, its projects can't compete with coal, natural gas or nuclear power, reports the Wall Street Journal... WALL STREET JOURNAL International Issues The Cost of Cleaning up in CubaCuba's cash-strapped government is slashing subsidies on a number of "nonessential" items, including soap, toothpaste and detergent, says Jenny Barchfield... ASSOCIATED PRESS Federal Spending & Budget Issues Public Broadcasting Subsidy: Unnecessary and IrrationalGiven that the federal budget is more than $1 trillion in the red and that deficits extend into the future as far as the eye can see, federal subsidies to public broadcasting understandably are on the table, says William F. Shughart II... INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE |
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