Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Megan Mcardle
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World Oct 1, 2013
11 pieces of not-so-conventional wisdom on Obamacare
As we approach the Great Unveiling of Obamacare, Americans are going to see a lot of these talking points repeated as if they’re facts. Most of the talking points are not dead wrong — they could be true. But they’re considerably more uncertain than ...