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Best and Worst Legal Climates - The U.S. Chamber's Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) released its survey ranking the states with the best and worst legal climates in the country. According to the survey, the states with the worst legal climates are California (46th), Alabama (47th), Mississippi (48th), Louisiana (49th), and West Virginia (50th). The states with the best legal climates are Delaware (1st), North Dakota (2nd), Nebraska (3rd), Indiana (4th), and Iowa (5th). more >
Government Revenues Fall 16 Percent - State governments took in nearly $1.7 trillion in total revenues in fiscal year 2008, a 15.8 percent decrease from 2007, according to new data on state government finances released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The largest share of those revenues came from taxes ($780.7 billion), which made up 46.5 percent. The decline was primarily because of a decrease in insurance trust revenue, which fell by $377.7 billion. Full Story
Inflation In economics, increases in the level of prices. Inflation is generally thought of as an inordinate rise in the general level of prices. Four theories are commonly used to explain inflation. The quantity theory, promoted in the 18th century assumes that prices will rise as the supply of money increases, refined, arguing that the prescription for stable prices is to increase the money supply at a rate equal to that at which the economy is expanding. A second theory, which assumes that inflation occurs when the demand for goods and services is greater than the supply. It calls for the government to control inflation by adjusting levels of spending and taxation and by raising or lowering interest rates. Another approach is the cost-push theory. It traces inflation to a phenomenon known as the price-wage spiral, in which workers' demands for wage increases lead employers to increase prices to reflect their higher costs, thereby sowing the seeds of a further round of wage demands. A fourth approach is the structural theory, which emphasizes structural maladjustments in the economy, as when in developing countries imports tend to increase faster than exports, pushing down the international value of the developing country's currency and causing prices to rise internally. Inflation Calculator
Consumer Reports latest tests of 69 cell phones found that models are evolving to offer more sophisticated capabilities to meet consumers' more diverse needs and lifestyles. According to a recent Consumer Reports survey, the desire for advanced features was the main reason consumers bought a new phone. see Best Cell Phones by Carrier, Top Smart Phones by Carrier and Choosing the Right Cell Phone Full Story
Top Searched Words and Questions Users receive a grammar lesson while searching. Ask.com Unveils the Top Questions of 2009 and Dictionary.com Reveals Its Top Searched Words of 2009 Full Story
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Health Care with public option can work, see how five other capitalist democracies deliver health care with public option that works. In the documentary film, In Sick Around the World, FRONTLINE teams up with veteran Washington Post foreign correspondent T.R. Reid to find out how five other capitalist democracies -- the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and Switzerland -- deliver health care, and what the United States might learn from their successes and their failures. Full Story
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