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...much do you pay attention to what the fans are saying on the Web? During shooting I tried to not go onto the Internet at all if possible. I started to pay attention to fan reaction to the trailers that have been out and what kind of stuff they like, just in order to get a temperature of where things were heading. I think you end up being a politician responding to polls if you pay too much attention to the Internet. Because it's a quick way to convince yourself that one particular person who happens to be Twittering...
Many credit BABs with reviving the muni-bond sector. Since the program was announced in mid-February, muni-bond interest rates, which are what local governments have to pay to borrow, have fallen dramatically. The typical municipality is now paying 3.7% when they issue a bond, down from as high as 4.5% in January, before the BABs program was announced, according to Barclays Capital. Some of the drop in yields reflects the improvement in the economy in general, and the easing of the credit crunch. But muni-bond-market observers say BABs have played an important role as well...
Under the program, the federal government subsidizes the bond payments that local governments make to investors, boosting the yield by 35%. So a typical muni bond that would normally pay 4.5% yields nearly 7% if it is issued through the Build America Bond program. The higher payments don't hurt the finances of the local government, because Uncle Sam is picking up the difference. (See how Americans are spending...
...Brennan isn't convinced a tax credit for new hires will work. "I don't have any work for someone, so giving me a $5,000 tax credit to hire someone and pay them $40,000 a year with health benefits and vacation, that's $60-grand. Do the math," he says. Brennan would prefer the government offer a tax credit or tax cut for every dollar that small businesses spend on health care for their employees. (Read "How to Know When the Economy Is Turning...
...provision gave authority to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine whether elective abortions would be covered under the public option. In addition, Capps put forward a system in which an insurance plan could segregate private funds to pay for abortions from public subsidies, which could...