| TAX-NEWS.COM
Republican Presidential hopeful, Fred Thompson has unveiled his proposed plans for reform of the US tax code, which would give taxpayers the option of using a simplified flat tax system and significantly reduce corporate tax for US businesses. The former Tennessee Senator, turned television personality, announced at the weekend that his 'seven-point plan' would make it easier for small businesses to invest and grow, encourage large employers keep jobs in the United States, and give taxpayers the flexibility to pay a simplified, flat tax rate. "The solutions to challenges in our economy are found in the homes and small businesses of ordinary Americans, not in the halls of Washington," Thompson stated. "My plan allows Americans to have greater control of their own money." Thompson's tax reform plan contains proposals to permanently extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts due to expire by the end of 2010, to permanently repeal the estate tax, and to reduce the US top corporate tax rate from 35% to no more than 27%, which is the approximate average of the world's leading economies.
The Long Wait for Tailor-Made TV
"I Want My iTV," our Nov. 19 Cover Story, looked at what's stalling personalized TV--the ability to watch shows and pull content off the Web without leaving the couch. I expected readers to be split, with the over-30 crowd waiting, as I am, for the day when TV can manage it all. But many of you seem to be very comfortable viewing content on your computer monitors or rigging up your own version of iTV, using gizmos like Web-ready game consoles. A point we may have underplayed: With PC screens topping 30 inches and add-on TV tuners readily available, it has become much easier for some of you to take the TV set out of the equation altogether. I have refused to hook up any TV/satellite/cable provider. I just want a service that allows me to go online, select certain shows, and have those shows waiting for me on a DVR.
Transmedia kündigt Internet-Bürosoftware an
Das Internet-Startup Transmedia wird am 5. Dezember eine Unternehmens- und Small-Business-L�sung seiner Online-Office-Suite f�r Windows, Mac, Linux und PDAs ver�ffentlichen. Die Suite soll mit MS Office Live und Google Apps konkurrieren. Wie Betanews.com berichtet, steht mit "Glide Crunch" bereits seit gestern eine Tabellenkalkulation f�r alle Betriebssysteme zur Verf�gung. .
Blue Jackets prove a good fit for Howson
Scott Howson's first trade was much like the man himself, modest and focused on getting even the smallest job done properly. The rookie NHL general manager sent Geoff Platt from the Columbus Blue Jackets to Anaheim for Aaron Rome and Clay Wilson on Nov. 15. "It wasn't a big deal for me," Howson said last week. .
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