New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made available to the public include the following items on tax policy.
International Corporate Tax Rate Comparisons and Policy Implications, December 28, 2012
Reform of U.S. International Taxation: Alternatives, December 27, 2012
Distributional Effects of Taxes on Corporate Profits, Investment Income, and Estates, December 27, 2012
Tax Deductions for Individuals: A Summary, December 20, 2012
Funding and Financing Highways and Public Transportation, December 26, 2012
The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases, December 27, 2012
This is not the first time Google has agreed to censor imagery at the behest of governments, but be warned: obfuscation at this broad level poses a direct threat to the public’s ability to monitor and scrutinize government operations.
America’s affordability problem is bigger than home prices and rents. The best housing policies make it easier to build homes, and recognize how housing connects to other domains.
America’s affordability problem, for instance, is bigger than home prices and rents. How we build affects household costs like insurance and utilities.
As humans expand our geographic reach, encroach on untouched natural territories, and interact more with animal populations, we will encounter novel zoonotic diseases that threaten the human body. The sooner we act to address these risks, the better.