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03/16/2012 |
Russia PNTR State Fact Sheets |
Russia will join the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2012—after agreeing to open its market through tariff reductions and the removal of other trade barriers. Congress needs to pass Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) legislation to help U.S. exporters and workers compete for sales of their goods and services in Russia. Failure to pass PNTR would make it harder for them to compete. |
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03/08/2012 |
Taking Action for America |
We, the CEOs of Business Roundtable have a plan to revitalize U.S. economic growth and job creation. We believe that America’s business leaders have an obligation to bring their real-world experience on economic matters to public policy, especially in a time of widespread joblessness and economic distress. Job creation depends on economic growth, which cannot occur unless businesses are free to innovate, invest and grow. Taking Action for America is a comprehensive plan to jump-start new business investment and knock down barriers to economic growth. |
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03/07/2012 |
Taking Action for America: Stable Policies That Ensure Retirement Security |
In the late 1930s, when Social Security first started, roughly half of the U.S. population lived to be at least 67 years old. Today, more than 80 percent live to be at least 67, and half the population will reach the age of 82.8 As America continues to age, promoting prudent retirement saving and ensuring a fiscally sustainable Social Security safety net become ever more essential public policy goals. |
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03/07/2012 |
Taking Action for America: Affordable, Quality Health Care |
Business Roundtable CEOs believe maintaining an affordable, innovative and efficient health care system is a critical factor to ensuring a better quality of life for all Americans and a more productive and competitive U.S. workforce. Although the United States is recognized as a leader in medical technology, research and quality of care, the costs of its health care system are quickly becoming unsustainable. Constituting almost 18 percent of GDP in 2010 and rising at more than twice the annual rate of inflation, soaring health care costs place a growing burden on family, business and government budgets. |
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03/07/2012 |
Taking Action for America: A Skilled, Prepared Workforce |
Education attainment is the lynchpin of a productive and prosperous society. A young person who chooses not to finish high school makes a life-altering decision that limits his or her lifetime earnings and ability to succeed in today’s global economy. Dropping out of high school, as almost 7,000 U.S. students do daily according to the Alliance for Excellent Education, is the single biggest mistake a person could make.9 A high school diploma is not enough to meet the education requirements of the fastest growing new jobs, and continued employment and higher pay increases are more likely with additional education credentials. |
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