In the presidential debate the other night, Senator McCain raised the issue of corporate taxes in Ireland, which are far lower than in the US and are widely recognized as a critical piece of that country’s economic resurgence over the last two decades. Hopefully that message won’t be lost amid the politics of the campaign season. From the Tax Foundation :
The accounting firm KPMG has released its annual survey of corporate and indirect tax rates for 2008, and what it says about America’s tax competitiveness is not good. The survey shows that the U.S. continues to have one of the highest overall corporate tax rates in the world. Of the 106 countries surveyed, only The United Arab Emirates (55 percent), Kuwait (55 percent), and Japan (40.69 percent) impose a higher corporate tax rate than the combined rate of 40 percent in the U.S.
According to the KPMG report:
...the most remarkable result of our 2008 survey is that we have found no ...
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America’s top performing citiesFrom: reason.org
Post Date: 2008-09-12 07:39:28
From our friends at the National Center for Policy Analysis and their awesome digest of policy news, Daily Policy Digest, we have this summary of the Milken Institute’s recently released study of the top performing cities in the US:
NEW REPORT RANKS AMERICA’S TOP-PERFORMING CITIES
What are America’s best-performing cities? Cities with strong technology, energy and trade sectors lead the nation in job creation, according to a report released today by the Milken Institu...
more Mary Peters speaks in Columbus OhioFrom: reason.org
Post Date: 2008-09-12 06:03:10
US DOT secretary Mary Peters will be speaking at The Buckeye Institute on the dramatic improvements in highway safety and the need for fundamental reform for surface transportation. Sam Staley , Reason’s Director of Urban and Land Use Policy and co-author of The Road More Traveled , will be introducing her at the event, which is open to the public and set for Wednesday, 17 September . Here are details for those in the area:
Keynote Speaker:
The Honorable Mary E. Peters, Secretary...
more Feds To Reject PA Turnpike Commission’s I-80 Toll PlanFrom: reason.org
Post Date: 2008-09-11 12:03:18
A major nail in the coffin of the ill-conceived Act 44 :
U.S. Rep. John Peterson says the federal government has decided to reject Pennsylvania’s plan to toll Interstate 80.
"This is the end. They cannot toll 80," Peterson told the Centre Daily Times.
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters says she’s going to reject the proposal because it doesn’t meet statutory and technical requirements, Peterson said..
Peterson called the decision “a boon for the business community, specifically, ...
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