There are few people who can navigate the maze of the U.S. tax code, while an ever-shrinking number of Americans are paying ever-higher taxes to carry more and more of their fellow citizens who pay no income taxes at all. The unmanageability and increasing imbalance of the U.S. tax code is the near-continuous subject of calls for reform. Some reforms have had good effects, as was the case in 1986; other efforts at reform go nowhere. A new bipartisan tax reform bill introduced by Senators Ron Wyden and Judd Gregg has what it takes to go somewhere. This paper explains why Congress should give Wyden-Gregg a close look.
Asian Carp Integrated Control and Containment
Silver carp in Fox River, a tributary of the Illinois River Science Center Objects
Increased threat of Asian carp entering the Great Lakes and spreading to other basins such as the Upper Mississippi River and Ohio River basins, has led to increased prevention and control efforts since 2010. Successful management of invasive species requires methods to contain future spread, reduce population levels, and minimize their effects. In collaboration with partners, USGS scientists have developed and continue to test containment and control tools and technologies, and investigate options for combined implementation of tools using an integrated adaptive management approach. Working in tandem with the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee and other organizations, an Asian carp control toolbox is being developed to enhance the ability of agencies to manage and control Asian carp to minimize their effects and spread.
renegotiated nafta by changing the name of the deal. that s really all they did. that s some shade being thrown. joining me, my dear friend and cnbc contributor ron insana. let s talk about what mike bloomberg had to say about the president and trade and sort of his overwhelming message was global trade made the world more peaceful. as we work together aligning our interest. and he said, guys, the way you manage these ups and downs is to create a floor, not walls, not ceilings. that s the opposite of what trump is doing, yet the business community is saying rock on with your bad self, trump. some in the business community. not everybody. certainly with those where they may be benefiting from higher prices. consumers are not benefiting from it. but i think mike bloomberg is spot on. we ve talked about this in the past. tariffs are not the best way to alter behavior.