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capitalgainsandgames.com - 11/11/2008
What Should Obama Do First? A Green Tax Swap
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Continuing a series that began last week with health care reform , I suggest that another high priority for the Obama Administration is what is known as the Green Tax Swap -- an increase in the gas tax combined with a reduction in the payroll tax rate that fully offsets the revenue increase.  ...
guardian.co.uk - 11/9/2008
Barack Obama backs crackdown on tax havens
— guardian.co.uk — President-elect Barack Obama plans to crack down on international tax havens, including Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle... of Man, within weeks of taking power in January, putting him on a collision course with Gordon Brown. There is growing international ... (more) Barack Obama backs crackdown on tax havens

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ftalphaville.ft.com - 11/6/2008
Blog Archive » Hedge funds: “Yes, we can!”
— ftalphaville.ft.com — What a curious relationship exists between newly-elected US President Barack Obama and hedge funds. The industry has... donated over $1m to Obama’s campaign, according to OpenSecrets.org (small change to a hedge fund manager, perhaps, but it still makes ... (more) Blog Archive » Hedge funds: “Yes, we ...

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american.com - 11/7/2008
Why Obama’s ‘Green Jobs’ Plan Won’t Work — The American, A ...
— american.com — President-elect Barack Obama has put energy policy at the forefront of his agenda. He says that his... plan will boost our national security, help us achieve energy independence, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and promote job creation. Indeed, Obama ... (more) Why Obama’s ‘Green Jobs’ Plan Won’t Work  ...

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Economist's View — ... Economist Fed Into New Territory: Buying Distressed Assets - RTE Cutting Defense Department Pork - pgl GM is not Lehman - knzn The Overpayment Begins - The Baseline Scenario Kashkari's Remarks on TARP Progress - Real Time Economics What the G20 should do on Nov. 15 to fix the financial system - voxeu.org Welfare reform undermined - Free exchange What Should Obama Do First? A Green Tax Swap - Capital Gains and Games ...

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