News tagged with flat tax
Study separates russian flat tax myth and fact
Proponents of a flat rate income tax often point to Russia's 2001 switch to a 13 percent flat tax as nothing short of an economic miracle.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Investors clamor for Facebook's IPO
Wall Street is about to get Facebook fever. The social networking giant with nearly 1 billion users is expected to file papers any day now to sell stock to the public. The timing stems partly from federal rules that would ...
Jan 27, 2012 |
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How the Finnish school system outshines U.S. education
(PhysOrg.com) -- Educational philosophy in Finland is strikingly different than in the United States, but the students there outperform U.S. learners.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Australian airlines reject 'fat tax'
Calls for overweight passengers to pay a surcharge to fly with Australian airlines fell flat Thursday with the major carriers all rejecting the idea.
Jan 12, 2012 |
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AT&T sees 3Q slowdown in iPhone activations (Update)
(AP) -- Running one of the nation's biggest wireless networks has been a reliable way for AT&T Inc. to boost revenues, quarter after quarter, as people loaded up on phones, and then traded up to smartphones. But the easy ...
Oct 20, 2011 |
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A more progressive tax system makes people happier
The way some people talk, you'd think that a flat tax system -- in which everyone pays at the same rate regardless of income -- would make citizens feel better than more progressive taxation, where wealthier people are taxed ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 06, 2011 |
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Samsung says 2nd-quarter operating profit fell
(AP) -- Samsung Electronics' profitability slumped in the second quarter as strong performance in fast-growing smartphones could not overcome weakness in liquid crystal displays.
Jul 07, 2011 |
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China's 'solar city' rushes to catch power boom
Solar panels jut out of streetlights in China's self-proclaimed Clean Energy City. Tiny wind turbines twirl atop public buildings. Schools are due to teach students about "green living."
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 22, 2011 |
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The heat is on for sodium-manganese oxide rechargeable batteries
(PhysOrg.com) -- By adding the right amount of heat, researchers have developed a method that improves the electrical capacity and recharging lifetime of sodium ion rechargeable batteries, which could be a ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Sony to report $3.2 billion annual loss
(AP) -- Sony Corp. is expecting an annual loss of $3.2 billion, reversing its earlier projection of a return to profit, as the electronics giant struggles with production disruptions from Japan's tsunami ...
May 23, 2011 |
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LG Electronics posts 2nd straight quarterly loss
(AP) -- LG Electronics reported its second straight quarterly loss, hit by investments in affiliates and falling sales, though the size of the red ink sharply narrowed amid improvement in its mobile phone ...
Apr 27, 2011 |
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