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...fall, the prime minister pushed through a government decree that doubled to 20% the Value Added Tax (VAT) on pay television subscriptions. Sky Italia responded with a series of advertisements aimed at their subscribers (who also happen to be Italian voters) outlining how the Berlusconi government's decision was unfair to consumers. Mediaset and RAI also recently joined forces to launch a digital terrestrial service called Tivù, modeled on a British free-to-air platform that has cut into the market share of BSkyB, Murdoch's U.K. satellite television operation...
...respect how Ken Starr follows his beliefs,” Crohn, who is a third year law student, said. But he added that Ken Starr’s choice to take on this case “gives it a lot of popularity, and an unfair advantage to upholding Proposition 8.” Sajid Sharif, a member of the Federalist Society, which was the organization that hosted Starr’s talk, disagreed. “It’s good that the people have representation and that Ken Starr has taken on this case...
...then unenthroned U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner, stumbled. In a written response to Senate questions, he suggested that China had been manipulating its currency. (Some in the U.S. have long alleged that by supposedly keeping its currency undervalued against the dollar, China gives its exporters an unfair advantage in American markets.) Since Geithner's was the new Administration's first real comment on relations with Beijing, Chinese leaders reacted as if a hostile shot had been fired across their bow. But Obama then called China's President Hu Jintao, evidently assuring him that the statement did not represent...
...high as $75 or 500 percent of face value. The absurd prices prompted others to make their own mythical sales: “Selling formal ticket—first -born child/OBO.” Jokes aside, this behavior should not be tolerated for three reasons: It takes unfair advantage of our peers, particularly those on significant financial aid; it blemishes our sense of community; and it encourages the perpetrating students to continue their behavior...
...Ticket scalping within the Harvard community is unfair to our peers. Granted, students could have collected their tickets earlier. But the penalty for procrastination should not be hyper-inflated prices. It is no secret that a large portion of the student body is able and willing to pay ludicrous prices to attend events like the Game, formals, and Commencement, but what of the students on significant financial aid? Though they would gain equal amount of pleasure from attending the Game, they face tradeoffs. When it comes to choosing between a football game and next semester’s textbooks, there...