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Krugman changes his mind Naked Capitalism In a recent post Krugman says the following Paul Krugman is Wrong about the Rise of the Robots Wapo Reminds me of conscious capitalism from Tyler Cowen’s review Conscious Capitalism Mish Shedlock Robotic surgeons

Dell restructuring–all for a tax advantage?

by Linda Beale Dell restructuring–all for a tax advantage? David Cay Johnston writes for Tax Analysts, in Dell’s Multiple Restructurings Aid It in Tax Avoidance (2013), about a global reorganization disclosed by Dell in its January 2007 Form 8-K filed with the SEC:  “just before the end of 2006, [Dell] issued more than 475 million […]

The future of YOUR health insurance premiums

by Maggie Mahar run75441: Maggie Mahar writes on future insurance premium increases something consistently arises in the debate on the PPACA. The complete post can be found at healthinsurance.org The future of YOUR health insurance premiums Today, many Americans are asking, “Will my premiums go up in 2014?” There is no simple answer. According to […]

The Netherlands’ role as corporate tax haven a "stain on the nation’s reputation"

by Linda Beale The Netherlands’ role as corporate tax haven a “stain on the nation’s reputation” As Europe, the US, and other countries continue to face sluggish economies in the midst of extraordinarily high corporate profits, substantial accumulation of new wealth in the hands of even fewer people, and inordinate influence of corporatist approaches on […]

Health Care Thoughts: PPACA Health Exchange Oops

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Health Care Thoughts: PPACA Health Exchange Oops On March 1, 2013 employers were supposed to notify employees in writing of information relating to the health insurance exchanges, including a 1) description of services, 2) employee eligibility for a premium tax credit IF the employee purchases an exchange insurance product, and […]

13 gigawatts of New Wind power in US in 2012, Renewables Half of all New Energy

by Juan Cole 13 gigawatts of New Wind power in US in 2012, Renewables Half of all New Energy Michigan voters recently rejected a state constitutional amendment requiring the addition of renewable energy of up to 25% in the future. While the state constitution may have been the wrong place to put it, there does not […]