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The Options Guide Shows a Better Way to Fund Social Security

While uncapping the payroll tax and raising individual income tax rates are often the go-to reform options for policymakers, base broadeners like ESI and other fringe benefits are much better alternatives. They can raise significant revenue, while improving the neutrality of the tax code and preventing the need for increases in statutory tax rates.

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Oil supertankers in Gulf are renting for $500,000 per day: Report

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