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Tobacco cessation: Gaps in efforts to get Medicaid recipients to quit smoking
Source: JournalistsResource.orgPublic attitudes toward a higher gas tax and other funding sources for transportation projects
Source: JournalistsResource.orgPolicies to alter the use of alternative financial services
Source: JournalistsResource.orgFirms such as check-cashing companies and payday lenders allow customers who don’t have bank accounts to cash checks, wire money or pay utility bills. While convenient, such services come at a cost. Payday loans typically cost 18% for a two-week term, the equivalent of 468% annually.
The politics of tax enforcement
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement between the U.S. and 12 Pacific Rim nations
Source: JournalistsResource.orgCasino revenues and retail property values: The Detroit case
Source: JournalistsResource.org"Moochers" and "makers" in the voting booth
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The relative durability of tax breaks and spending programs, and the potential for tax reform
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From the Scholars Strategy Network, written by Jake Haselswerdt, University of Michigan.
Progressive taxation and the subjective well-being of nations
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To what extent can governmental policies help cultivate a relatively prosperous, secure and free citizenry? A 2011 study published in Psychological Science, “Progressive Taxation and the Subjective Well-Being of Nations,” evaluates the impact of progressive taxation — a higher tax rate for the rich and a lower one for the poor — on levels of satisfaction and well-being.