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    May 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Online sales tax bill should be improved, and passed

    The U.S. Senate recently passed a bill that would allow states to require Internet retailers to collect sales taxes on behalf of local governments. This bill has flaws, but they could be fixed in the House. It should be passed. I don't like the idea...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, E-Commerce Industry, Computer Networking and Internet, Politics, Small Businesses

    2. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. The false security of gun-control measures

    Now that the way has been cleared for the U.S. Senate to vote on a bipartisan bill to toughen federal gun controls, Americans should remember that the effectiveness of government regulations has limits. Ultimately, new laws will give Americans a false sense of security and further delay efforts to address cultural dysfunctions that give rise to so much violence.
    Now that the way has been cleared for the U.S. Senate to vote on a bipartisan bill to toughen federal gun controls, Americans should remember that the effectiveness of government regulations has limits. Ultimately, new laws will give Americans a false...

    Tags: Gun Control, Politics, Weaponry, Behavioral Conditions, Symptoms

    3. Feb 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. U.S. suit against S&P: Bad for business, bad for democracy

    The Justice Department is accusing Standard & Poor's of defrauding investors with optimistic ratings of mortgage-backed securities and derivatives prior to the financial crisis. While investors are entitled to answers about those conflicts, compensation and reforms, Attorney General Eric Holder and President Barack Obama, by singling out S&P instead of other bond raters, appear to be engaging in political vengeance and put freedom of speech at risk.
    The Justice Department is accusing Standard & Poor's of defrauding investors with optimistic ratings of mortgage-backed securities and derivatives prior to the financial crisis. While investors are entitled to answers about those conflicts, compensation...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Lawyers, Politics, Finance, Derivative Securities

    4. Jan 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Budget deal won't fix unemployment

    Friday, forecasters expect the Labor Department to report the economy added 155,000 jobs in December — substantially less than is needed to pull unemployment down to acceptable levels.
    Friday, forecasters expect the Labor Department to report the economy added 155,000 jobs in December — substantially less than is needed to pull unemployment down to acceptable levels. The tax and spending package passed by the Senate and House...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Labor Markets, Unemployment Benefits, Moody's Corporation

    5. Nov 25, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  5. Md. won't try to collect unpaid taxes on Cyber Monday sales

    As Marylanders join millions of others nationwide in the computer shopping blitz that’s become known as Cyber Monday, they might want to think about this: If they paid the sales tax they owe to the state for such purchases, Maryland would be $200 million richer.
    Capital News Service
    As Marylanders join millions of others nationwide in the computer shopping blitz that’s become known as Cyber Monday, they might want to think about this: If they paid the sales tax they owe to the state for such purchases, Maryland would be $200...

    Tags: Taxation, Consumers, E-Commerce Industry, John Paul Stevens, Consumer Goods Industries

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