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...sending all taxpayers a tax rebate going to get us to do what the government wants us to do and spend more? Is the current plan optimally designed to achieve the government’s goals? Is sending people a tax rebate the best way to fuel the economy...
...Black Students Association (BSA), who decided to take action following shootings in Dorchester and Roxbury. First via letter—and then by meeting with Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 himself—student leaders from the BSA facilitated the development of a comprehensive plan to curb youth violence in the state. Besides the potential tangible effect of lowering rates of youth violence, the most encouraging aspect of this dialogue was the students’ embracing a cause that does not directly affect them. By thus engaging with the larger community outside of Harvard , the BSA served...
...undeniable that the state of Massachusetts has many fiscal problems, and the prospect of the University tax highlights this monetary desperation. Patrick’s plan to open casinos—with specific blueprints for three different gambling sites in Boston, Western Mass., and the South Shore—would be a well-reasoned way to generate the needed revenue. The casinos would bring in an estimated $400 million in annual revenue, and would be a boon to these areas. It is crucial, however, not to disrupt the fabrics of the communities, and because of this, the casinos should...
Cristina's confrontational style brooks no opposition. The President and her husband rarely give interviews and discourage their officials from speaking to the press. Meanwhile, the President ditched her star economy minister, Martin Lousteau, a month ago after he put forward a 13-point plan to reduce public spending and discourage consumption to put a damper on prices. That plan ran counter to the combination of high growth rates and price caps favored by Fernandez and Kirchner...
...committee also voted to seat Michigan's full 157-member delegation, each with half-a-vote. But because Obama had (along with John Edwards) taken himself off the ballot, figuring out how to apportion the delegates was much trickier. Following a plan endorsed by the Michigan Democratic Party, the committee voted to allot Clinton, who won 55% of the vote, 69 delegates, and Obama, who most believed was the overwhelming choice of the 40% of Michigan primary voters who chose "uncommitted", 59. If the delegates had been meted out based strictly on the actual vote Clinton should've gotten...