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...funds will be invested with a goal of turning the $400 million into a $1 billion endowment, and it has not yet been determined who will invest the funds...
Patrick has made bolstering the Massachusetts life sciences industry a hallmark of his governorship. One of the chief accomplishments of his first two years in office was the passage of an act that would invest $1 billion in stem cell and other biological research over the next decade...
...Barack Obama Administration and Democrat-led Congress should cut taxes for middle-class families and small businesses to jumpstart the economy. Shaheen also called for a change in the direction of America"s energy policy. "No more billion-dollar subsidies for oil companies," Shaheen said. "Instead, we'll invest in clean, homegrown energy that will make us energy independent, create jobs, and combat global warming." As for foreign policy, Shaheen repeated Democratic calls for withdrawing troops from Iraq and devoting more time to building relationships with allies. Shaheen, who was the first female governor of New Hampshire, left...
...concentrate on allocating it efficiently. Almost all the WHO's recommendations fall into the latter category, and the commissioners are convinced that focusing on the social determinants of health will save both lives and cash in the long run. "We're wasting a lot of the money that we invest in health and health care," Satcher says. "All sorts of studies show that targeting the social determinants of health is more cost-effective - for everybody, not just for those at the bottom. Everybody in this country, whether they know it or not, suffers from a system that is not committed...
...place to start would be tax cuts. Japan's effective corporate tax rate of 40% is the highest among developed economies; it should be reduced to 35% or even less. This would not only enhance the international competitiveness of Japanese firms but also give incentives to foreign firms to invest in Japan. Due to failed takeover bids by foreign funds for companies such as J-Power, Japan's biggest electricity wholesaler, over the past two years, overseas investors have become convinced that the Japanese market is closed. A more favorable tax climate would help dispel this notion...