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...central administration has already begun taxing the endowment, at a rate of one-half of 1 percent per year, for an infrastructure fund which will finance land acquisition, construction and other costs associated with the expansion in Allston. The tax, begun in early 2001 and slated to last 25 years, should produce at least $3 billion in revenue—or potentially far more if the endowment continues its climb...
Last year, the school did not announce any new entry-level hires. One scholar accepted an assistant professor post at Harvard but is deferring the job until he finishes a Supreme Court clerkship. A second offer was rebuffed when Lily L. Batchelder, a tax lawyer and former president of the Kennedy School Student Government, opted to join New York University’s faculty instead...
These simplistic ideologies frequently graced the campaign trail. Despite Kerry’s plan to cut taxes for 98 percent of Americans, Bush was able to use the senator’s tax increase on the top 2 percent to incite clichéd right-wing fears of Washington Democrats “raising your taxes!” And instead of challenging the Democratic base’s comfort zone by talking about the potential benefits of the World Trade Organization, Kerry ranted against “Benedict Arnold CEOs...
...sure Bush will keep misleading the nation in his second term. And a New York Times/CBS News poll conducted shortly after the election suggests he might get away with it. Consider Republican proposals for tax “reform.” Nearly two-thirds of Americans polled approve of higher tax rates for the rich. But when asked if they would support a flat tax rate, only 33 percent opposed it, with another 40 percent saying they didn’t know what to think...
Once the debt is gone, once the tax code is reformed, once California gets its fair share from Washington, Arnold could direct the klieg lights where they really belong—on preparing California for the future, and abolishing confusing voter initiatives that mandate irresponsible spending increases and guarantee fiscal insanity. And he could target investments in classrooms and mass transit, fix a broken workers’ compensation system, and help attract back the jobs that are fleeing for less expensive states. But he cannot be The People’s Governor until he stops just acting...