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From Mass.: Health care reform 'dos and don'ts'

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Three years into its experiment with near-universal health care, Massachusetts has some "dos and don'ts" for the nation as it grapples with the best way to cover tens of millions of uninsured Americans.


Congress can learn from Mass., Tenn. health plans

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created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Laid off from her job in Massachusetts, Danielle Marks thought immediately about losing her health insurance. How could she afford the medication and physical therapy she needed to heal after shoulder surgery?





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Japan demands 119 million dlrs in tax from Amazon: report

Technology / Business

created Jul 05, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Japanese authorities told a sales affiliate of US retail giant Amazon.com to pay about 119 million dollars in tax for unreported income over a three-year period, a newspaper said Sunday.


Taiwan mulls world's first junk food tax: report

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created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Taiwan is planning the world's first tax on junk food in a bid to encourage the public to eat healthily and cut obesity rates, a report said Monday.


Study separates russian flat tax myth and fact

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created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 0

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.


Health insurance to be mandatory in Mass.

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created Apr 05, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Massachusetts is poised to become the first state to require mandatory health insurance coverage under the risk of fines.


Only tax increase can cure Illinois budget woes, study says

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 3

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 ...


Will a carrot or a stick prompt purchase of more carrots?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Would a so-called Twinkie tax help curb obesity rates? Should shoppers who buy healthy goods earn rebates? A new study will seek to unravel the likely implications of legislative attempts to promote healthy ...


EU OKs tougher penalties for illegal fishing

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The European Union agreed Tuesday on tougher penalties to counter illegal fishing, considered a major cause of the depletion of fish stocks in European waters, particularly of prized cod and bluefin tuna.


Roth IRA conversion not a good fit for all, tax expert says

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Starting next year, anyone can convert retirement savings into tax-advantaged Roth individual retirement accounts, but the much-touted switch isn't for everyone, a University of Illinois expert on tax and elder law warns.


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AFL-CIO head flexible on taxing high-value plans

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- The head of the AFL-CIO said Monday he's willing to consider a tax on high-end health insurance plans to help pay for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, as long as middle-class workers ...


Who wants to pay more for green electricity?

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (8) | comments 12

A research report in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution suggests that individuals prefer to be involved in a collective contribution to green electricity that involve everyone paying more, rather than h ...



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