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Study shows toll roads are more fair than taxes
Aug 20, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Popular wisdom may suggest that toll roads are unfair to the poor, but a new joint study by UCLA and USC researchers shows that these pay-as-you-go transportation options may actually be fairer to all income ...
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Only tax increase can cure Illinois budget woes, study says
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Tax increases are the only solution to a widening budget crisis that a new study says has landed Illinois among the nation's most financially troubled states, a soon-to-be-released report by a team of University of Illinois ...
Poll: People want to battle climate change
Nov 05, 2007 |
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A BBC poll indicated most people around the world said they would make personal sacrifices -- including higher energy bills -- to address climate change.
Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
Jul 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence.
Fight obesity? Add sales tax to soda tab
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Presenting a united front in the war on obesity, diabetes and other nutrition-related disorders, seven of America’s leading public health and economics experts are urging passage of taxes on sugar-sweetened ...
Forrester projects rise in online holiday sales
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Forrester Research Inc. is projecting an 8 percent increase to $44.7 billion in online holiday sales compared with a year ago as bargain hunters turn to the Web for deals.
Mobile phone sales rise in 3rd quarter: study
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Global sales of mobile phones reversed a slide that began late last year and turned positive in third quarter 2009, a trend expected to accelerate thanks to smartphones, a study disclosed Thursday.
Obama's tax plans raises high-tech hackles
May 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- President Barack Obama's plan to impose U.S. taxes on corporate America's overseas profits threatens to open a big crater in the financial statements of technology companies.
Aisle placements affect grocery sales, research shows
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Supermarkets could increase their sales of related items, such as chips and soft drinks, by moving the items closer to each other in their stores, according to research by Ram Bezawada, assistant professor of marketing in ...
Current Soda Taxes Not High Enough to Curb Obesity, Study Finds
Oct 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Current state taxes and levies on soft drinks are slowing consumption and resulting in slimmer waistlines, but the effect is generally small in magnitude, newly published research by the Yale ...
Enforcing bans on cigarette sales to kids reduces youth smoking
Apr 17, 2009 |
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A new study finds that enforcing federal and state laws against tobacco sales to minors dramatically decreases underage smoking rates. The results show that laws prohibiting sales of cigarettes to minors and stepped up enforcement ...
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