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Republicans, however, fear the rich will skedaddle. “The wealthy can move their tax home easily,” said State Representative Pam Sawyer, a Republican. Democrats are skeptical. “No one is going to move out of the state because we have an income tax of 6.5 percent. New Jersey is almost 9 percent or more. Massachusetts has a capital gains tax; we got rid of that,” said Barry. He has a point. Few people will move from Connecticut because of these changes...
What really haunts the White House is the fear that much of the money might be spent less efficiently than it could have been. For example, studies have shown that more jobs are created when cities and states repair existing roads than when they build new ones. Highway-maintenance projects not only put more people to work more quickly than building new roads does but also keep costs down in the future. But according to one recent study by a nonprofit smart-growth advocacy group, roughly 31% of the state-certified first-round transportation funding in one $27 billion highway...
...more than 800,000 members of the Tamil diaspora spread out from Toronto to Sydney, the news was met with mixed reactions. Some are fervent supporters of the LTTE and others downright oppose the separatist movement, but are reluctant to publicly criticize the Tigers out of fear of a network globally regarded as terrorists. What more Tamils living abroad can agree on is better rights for the minority still in the country. Many Tamils, who are primarily Hindu, have long claimed job discrimination and unequal political power in a nation and government dominated by Sri Lanka's Sinhalese Buddhist majority...
...coup attempt in Venezuela - which failed when a popular counteruprising compelled the military to restore Chávez to power - was a reflection of the region's new upper- and middle-class fear. But the Honduran coup seems more troubling because it feels more archaic. And that gives Chávez and company even more political fuel for their rhetorical assaults on Washington, which they can use to strengthen not only their regional sway but also their domestic power, which currently faces serious challenges as their economies struggle...