Lightening a Burden
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- A Less Taxing Law. // American Gas;Oct2005, Vol. 87 Issue 8, p18
The article discusses the Energy Policy Act of 2005, signed into law on August 8 by President George W. Bush, which permits gas distribution companies to depreciate over 15 instead of 20 years new utility pipeline placed in service after April 11, 2005, and before Jan. 1, 2011. The definition of...
- AT LAST! AN ENERGY POLICY. Paulson, S. Lawrence // American Gas;Oct2005, Vol. 87 Issue 8, p20
The article discusses the significance of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to the natural gas industry in the United States. American Gas Association's (AGA) executive vice president, Rick Shelby describes two provisions of the bill as "absolutely critical" for gas utilities. They are the reduction...
- Sweet Success! Parker, David N. // American Gas;Oct2005, Vol. 87 Issue 8, p4
The article discusses the Energy Policy Act of 2005 signed by President George W. Bush. Those who campaigned for the approval of the law includes member company executives, the American Gas Association (AMA) team, the nearly 1,400 members of the Alliance for Energy and Economic Growth, and many...
- What You Should Know About Involuntary Bankruptcy. Avery, Wesley H. // Business Journal (Central New York);01/21/2000, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p19
Discusses various aspects of involuntary bankruptcy in the United States. Creditors' initiation of an involuntary bankruptcy case in the US setting; Types of involuntary bankruptcy cases that creditors may initiate.
- Demagoguing the deficit. O'Lessker, Karl // American Spectator;Dec92, Vol. 25 Issue 12, p54
Describes the issue of the deficit and the need to control spending. President George Bush and the issue of entitlements; Medicare, Disability, and Social Security (OASDHI) paying for themselves through payroll taxes; Arguments against using OASDHI funds to reduce the deficit; Cutting benefits...
- Anti-depression economics. Heilbroner, Robert // Atlantic (02769077);Apr93, Vol. 271 Issue 4, p100
Argues that the basic cause of the recession haunting our economy today is the same as one of the chief causes of the Great Depression--the lack of an agent of `transformational growth.' John Maynard Keynes' `General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money'; Macroeconomics and microeconomics;...
- US must realize its allies need to benefit... Bermejo, J.A.C. // Aviation Week & Space Technology;9/12/88, Vol. 129 Issue 11, p151
Opinion. Discusses the US requesting offsets when buying from or dealing with other countries in order to help shrink the US deficit, and the facts that may have been overlooked and might explain US losses in foreign markets. Overlooked facts; Examples; Europe's advantages; Lost leadership.
- The strategy morass. Mann, P. // Aviation Week & Space Technology;4/24/89, Vol. 130 Issue 17, p9
Editorial. Discusses the lack of government strategy guiding the latest round of budget cuts and the three errors that undermine formation of US strategy.
- Congress tests the waters. Isaacs, John // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Jul/Aug1992, Vol. 48 Issue 6, p6
Says that while Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Oregon Democrat Mike Kopetski managed to push through an amendment to the Fiscal 1993 defense authorization that would halt nuclear weapons testing for 12 months, the Senate will be a tougher nut to crack. Majority Leader George Mitchell and...
