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...because Republicans, according to some studies, have more sex than Democrats and therefore don't need to join or listen to rock bands to prove they're cool? Is it because their smart parents told them you can't make enough money to reap the rewards of tax breaks by starting a band in your garage...
...1990s, a lack of proactive government policy threatens to make the situation worse for ordinary Japanese. Contrast the Japanese government's inaction in the face of recession with the steps the U.S. has taken in the past nine months, among them a series of interest-rate cuts and tax rebates. No wonder the Japanese public exhibits so little confidence in the administration of Yasuo Fukuda, whose approval ratings bottomed out at just above 20% in May before recovering marginally after he reshuffled his Cabinet...
...worse. To make things better, the administration needs to get Japan back on the road to structural economic reform. Since Fukuda became Prime Minister last September, he has not shown much enthusiasm for reform. Now is the time to review this nonagenda. A good place to start would be tax cuts. Japan's effective corporate tax rate of 40% is the highest among developed economies; it should be reduced to 35% or even less. This would not only enhance the international competitiveness of Japanese firms but also give incentives to foreign firms to invest in Japan. Due to failed takeover...
...remunerative collection of media jobs. Rove and his new employers won't say how much he's making - "not until you ship me your income tax return and send me your monthly bank statements," Rove says when asked. But a knowledgeable industry source says he gets $50,000 a pop for the two to three speaking engagements he does every week. By several accounts his book deal with Simon and Schuster brought in a seven-figure advance. The Wall Street Journal declined to discuss his employment, and John Moody, his boss at Fox News, says only, "Karl brings...
...Americans that McCain constantly accused him of pursuing feckless policies in the Balkans, Haiti and North Korea, frequently predicting disastrous consequences that never seemed to materialize. Clinton could also do the nominee a favor by reminding Americans that the dire warnings Republicans are issuing about Obama's economic plans - tax-and-spend liberalism, bordering on socialism, sure to kill jobs - are the same warnings they issued about...