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Evaluating the Impact of Small Business Trade Policy on Job Creation and Economic Growth

May 28 2010in Briefings, Featured Charles No Comments »

summarized by Kendall Satcher As the trade marketplace becomes more global and competitive, small businesses are looking for ways to have an advantage over their international competitors.  Standing in the way are costly tariffs, complex customs requirements, and countries who are increasingly closing their borders to U.S. exports.  The House Small Business Committee looked at

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Briefing: Evaluating the Impact of Small Business Trade Policy on Job Creation and Economic Growth

May 5 2010in Briefings, Featured Charles No Comments »

Cato Institute summarized by Kendall Satcher As the trade marketplace becomes more global and competitive, small businesses are looking for ways to have an advantage over their international competitors.  Standing in the way are costly tariffs, complex customs requirements, and countries that are increasingly closing their

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Hearing: H.R. 2695, the “Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009.”

May 5 2010in Briefings Charles No Comments »

House Judiciary Committee summarized by Kendall Satcher The House Judiciary Committee recently held a hearing on H.R. 2695, the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009.  This law would allow market-based negotiations between banks and merchants to take place on the pricing of interchange fees, or the charges merchants pay for their customers swiping a credit or [...]

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Briefing: The Struggle to Limit Government in the Modern Era

Apr 30 2010in Briefings, Featured Charles No Comments »

Cato Institute April 28, 2010 After an economic “malaise” brought on by thirty years of increased spending and entitlement programs, Ronald Reagan was elected to the Presidency with an overwhelming majority.  With talk of massive cuts in taxes and spending, Reagan promised to not only stop the expansion of government, but drastically shrink it.  Newt Gingrich [...]

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