Happy Thursday y'all!
- Senators Ron Wyden and Judd Gregg came out with a tax reform bill with an awesome feature that could put H&R Block and TurboTax out of business. Which is a good thing.
- Credit where it's due - State Senator Pat Browne's (R-Lehigh) idea for an Independent Fiscal Office is really good, and Mary Soderberg is totally wrong. This is a good government issue. The more good data the government has from independent disinterested sources, the better.
- Speaking of data, influential information designer Edward Tufte is helping the Obama administration present stimulus data in a way that is easy to understand. This is another good government issue I think is important. Transparency is not just about releasing spreadsheets and data sets. It's about organizing budget information in a way that helps people put things in perspective.
- I do not like Pat Browne's proposal to make Pennsylvania the first state to have a state firearm.
- Voltaix is a good score for the Slate Belt, considering the fast-growing markets they serve - semiconductors and solar.
- Many states are basically gambling with their pension funds. I want to hear more specifics from the Gubernatorial candidates.
1 comments:
Turbo Tax out of business?
What - and cut of Timmy Geithner's alibi for the future?
That makes no sense at all.
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