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...France is a country that thinks. There is hardly an ideology that we haven't turned into a theory ... Enough thinking, already. Roll up your sleeves.' CHRISTINE LAGARDE, newly appointed French Finance Minister, proposing a tax cut that would encourage the nation's people to work harder...
CHRISTINE LAGARDE, newly appointed French Finance Minister, proposing a tax cut that would encourage the nation's people to work harder...
...naturally, the city is attempting to take the next step towards disincentivizing driving by imposing a fee on motorists who enter lower Manhattan on weekdays. The planned congestion tax, a brainchild of New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, has been proceeding slowly through the Albany mire that is the New York State Legislature—now, as a result of a recent political deal, its chances of approval are looking good...
...everyone is celebrating. Polls have shown that a majority of voters disapprove of the new measure, and the congestion tax still has numerous opponents in Albany, some of which seem more concerned about the mayor’s brash negotiating style than the actual substance of his proposal. (Bloomberg attempted to steamroll the plan through the legislature, and responded angrily when he met resistance.) But while Bloomberg’s fervor has made him few friends, his adamance is understandable given the many benefits a congestion tax has to offer...
...Thompson is also playing in a gray legal zone by postponing his announcement. Currently his noncampaign campaign is a "testing the water" committee registered as a 527, a tax-exempt group with disclosure requirements far less stringent than those of a real campaign organization. Federal election law requires Thompson to declare himself a candidate once he decides to plunge into the water, which - given that he has signed up more than two dozen staffers, opened two offices and appointed his second and third campaign managers - he seems to have done...