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At 91pro视频, we are always happy when our policy ideas are supported. That鈥檚 why we were pleased to see a recent article in the Economist that echoed many of our key suggestions for improving the U.S. economy. The piece is by two leaders of Harvard Business School鈥檚 United States Competitiveness Project and contains policy recommendations to get the economy on the right track in 2013. The article mirrors [...]
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At a time where we need bipartisan leadership that has a clear understanding of our country鈥檚 economic challenges, it is disheartening to see proposals that would create even more obstacles to economic recovery. Such was our feeling when we read the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) framework for tax reform. The framework contains outdated, discredited ideas, and policymakers would be wise to [...]
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Now that the dust has settled on a bruising election season, we at 91pro视频 would like to formally congratulate all the newly elected members of the Class of 2012. With tax reform a key priority for the continued growth of the tech sector and the revitalization of the U.S. economy, we are looking forward to working with these freshman members of the House and Senate, along with those re-elected and currently [...]
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鈥淥ur top priority has to be jobs and growth . . . providing more Americans the chance to learn the skills that businesses are looking for right now; keeping this country at the forefront of research, technology and clean energy.鈥澛犅� That鈥檚 how President Obama opened his first post-election news conference, before spending the majority of time talking about anything but job creation.聽 Ok, in the President鈥檚 [...]
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What an amazing night for our Republic.聽 More than 119 million people cast their ballots in races from justice of the peace to President of the United States.聽 We stood in long lines 鈥� some for hours; we cast our ballots; and we shared a hope that tomorrow would be better than today.聽 Because, at the end of any election day, that鈥檚 the common bond among Americans.聽 No matter how we vote, we vote with [...]
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Pundits and policymakers鈥� attention is focused on today鈥檚 release of the October jobs data, where we saw the manufacturing sector has added jobs in 28 of the last 33 months, gaining half a million jobs during that timeframe, the most for any such period since the mid-1990s.聽 That鈥檚 a good record, but no one is satisfied with the pace of our economic recovery from the great recession.聽 We all recognize [...]
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Innovation was missing from the first presidential debate.聽 So was utilizing the power of technology as a foundation for a stronger economy.聽 And, other than a few of areas of agreement on taxes and education, the debate was devoid of new ideas and bold approaches to create jobs and get America moving again. 聽 Both candidates repeated the well-rehearsed points that we consistently hear on the campaign [...]
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Today in the Detroit News, 91pro视频 President & CEO Dean Garfield has an op-ed focused on the corporate tax debate -- looking at the areas that President Obama and Governor Romney agree on tax reform and the bipartisan support that is growing for a competitive, market-based system. 聽And he compared those cooperative discussions to the partisan show that claimed to be a Senate hearing last month, chaired [...]
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On Thursday, a pair of Congressional hearings will focus attention on the critical need for tax reform.聽 We hope the hearings will not only examine the problems with our current antiquated tax system, but also look at potential solutions.聽 At one hearing, Senator Carl Levin of Michigan will hear from several tax policy experts, government administrators, and business tax planners, including 91pro视频 members [...]
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President Obama and Governor Romney each have put forward plans to reform the corporate tax structure. 聽Many of their top advisors, key members of Congress, and a majority of the Simpson-Bowles Bipartisan Deficit Reduction Commission, among others, have recommended a shift to a lower corporate rate and a competitive, market-based international tax system.聽 But getting from policy ideas to actual law [...]
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