…so clear that we need a huge tax reform. What is usually meant by tax reform is “simplification,” which is just another way to justify unneeded tax cuts .We do…

…not really a growing consensus that tax reform is good. The consensus has existed among economists forever where he defines tax reform as closing tax deductions and loopholes and lowering…

…National Academic of Sciences, which said that the federal government should take cost into consideration in deciding what’s essential to be provided by health insurance plans under the reform act…

…fiscal austerity and competitiveness. True, some countries could benefit greatly from reform, which buffets long-term growth potential. However, fiscal and institutional reform to increase competitiveness takes years to pass through…

by Linda Beale Tax Patents crossposted with Ataxingmatter The Senate Judiciary Committee did a markup of its patent reform legislation (S.23) today (Feb. 3, 2011) and –in a unanimous vote–…

…financial reform, unsurprisingly. They’ve gotten big contributions and backing from Big Banks, and they plan to push back against banking reform. Apparently they think another crisis like the one that…

…reason, a Commission report focused on “entitlement reform” rather than “financial reform” would be entirely beside the point. Entitlement cuts, no matter how severe, cannot and will not achieve deficit…

by Linda Beale published on ataxingmatter April 28 Financial reform–the GOP’s “chicken game”; and is it hedging or casino betting when banks go short on products they have created/sold to…

…is the money for health care reform? I proposed an answer there are two puzzles in Obama’s proposals 1) How does he plan to pay for both health care reform…

…official made some remarks about the state of financial institutions; later another said a few things about regulatory reform. The funniest moment was when, right after the spiel on regulatory…