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...cold, damp London for a second home? Unlike the U.S., Britain doesn't generally tax the income of resident foreigners unless they bring it into the country. Compared with the rest of Europe, Britain is seen as a country free of red tape, where it's easy to start a business. It's thought to be safe and cultured and a great place to educate children. Plus it's just four hours by air from Moscow...
Large and green, the BigBelly from the outside also resembles a mailbox. "We don't want people putting their tax forms in there," joked Boston official Timothy McCarthy as he introduced Beantown's 50 BigBellys to residents. It's the mechanics inside that makes the trash compactors so distinctive. Each is equipped with a 40-watt solar panel connected to a 12-volt battery, which runs the motor (the battery guarantees that the BigBelly works rain or shine). At 540 lbs., it's not easy to steal. The unit costs about $4,000, about 10 times the price...
...funds dropped from more than $1 million in 2002 to zero last year. That has left more than 200 police vacancies out of a force less than 2,000 strong. The city is hard pressed to fill the gap, since the police budget eats up nearly the entire Milwaukee tax levy of $213 million. Mayor Tom Barrett is hoping that the feds will start pitching in again. "We've spent five years on homeland security," Barrett says. "Now we need to focus on a little hometown security...
Barrett's administration has tried to address unemployment through a huge investment in real estate development and tax incentives to attract business. The mayor says those efforts have created more than 10,000 local jobs. Most of them, however, are either high-tech positions beyond the skills of many Milwaukee residents or low-wage service slots in retail shops and chain restaurants that pay less than needed to support a family...
...Although it would be improper for [Faculty of Arts and Sciences] FAS to selectively repeal the tax, I have decided that the College will reimburse student groups for this assessment,” Gross wrote in an e-mail...