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The Economist: Where To Be Born
Well, I’ve been to many of the countries listed in the top 10 countries listed below but I still prefer the good ol’ USA, despite our many problems. The Economist ranks countries on 11 indicators (GDP, inflation, GDP growth, cost … Continue reading
The Definitive Timeline Of Romney’s Ever-Evolving Tax Plan
The following is a timeline description of Governor Romney’s changing positions on his tax proposal. It should be noted this comes from a liberal blog, ThinkProgress. Nonetheless, I have randomly fact-checked many of the statements and found supportive documentation. Via … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections, Government, Income Distribution, Presidential Leadership, Socio-economic Status, Taxes
Tagged bonds, Bush tax cuts, capital gains, changing positions, corporate tax cuts, deductions, deficit, economic growth, GDP growth, marginal tax rates, middle class, mortgages, Romney, socio-economic status, tax loopholes, tax plan, top 1 percent
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Romney’s Tax Proposal: A Perfect Candidate for a Million Dollar Prize for a Math Problem that Resists Solution
The Clay Mathematics Institute of Cambridge has named seven “Millennium Prize Problems” which resist mathematical solution. One million dollar prizes are awarded to recognize the eventual solution of math problems that have resisted solution. I submit an eighth math problem that resists solution to date. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections, Government, Income Distribution, Socio-economic Status, Taxes, Uncategorized
Tagged economy, GDP growth, math, prize, Romney's tax proposal, solution, tax reform
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Three New Posts on Education’s Key Role in Economic Growth and Personal Earnings
Today I uploaded two new posts on the key role education plays in aggregate economic growth (posts 1 & 2 below) and a third post explaining the impact education plays in understanding the variation in earnings (post 3 below) . … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Higher Education, Income Distribution, Inequality, Secondary Education
Tagged achievement gap, cognitive skills, earnings, economic growth, educational achievement, educational attainment, educational reform, GDP, GDP growth, higher education, income, pay for performance, secondary education, student achievement, student outcomes, teacher pay, teachers, teaching effectiveness
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Education’s Key Role in Economic Growth
In the previous post, How to Increase Economic Output by $112 Trillion!, I shared Eric Hanushek estimates on the impact of good teaching on aggregate economic growth in the U.S. This post focuses on Hanushek et al. research on the … Continue reading
One Method to Score the Long-Term Effects of President Obama’s ‘American Jobs Act’
Tonight we heard broad job creation proposals from President Obama, asking Congress to approve the proposals as soon as possible. The goal of the ‘American Jobs Act’ is to create jobs and stimulate growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Using … Continue reading