Arlene Holen, Senior Fellow at the Technology Policy Institute, urged policymakers to consider the costs and benefits of its proposed “real-time tax system” in a statement submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.
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Statement of Arlene Holen Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute IRS “Real-Time Tax System”
Policymakers to consider the costs and benefits of its proposed “real-time tax…
Save the Date: 2012 TPI Aspen Forum, August 19 – 21
The Technology Policy Institute’s 2012 Aspen Forum will be held August 19 – 21 at the St. Regis Aspen Resort in Aspen, Colorado.
Online Activities Crowding Out Socializing, Relaxing
Online leisure time is beginning to crowd out other, offline activities such as socializing, relaxing and watching traditional television, finds Scott Wallsten in “What Are We Not Doing When We’re Online?” released today by the Technology Policy Institute. Leisure time spent watching online video appears to be taking the place of traditional television viewing, albeit not rapidly or as ubiquitously as some have claimed. In addition, younger people are rapidly abandoning email and replacing it with texting and social networking applications.
FCC Reform Bills
Politico’s Morning Tech reported Thursday that the release of the text of…
The Introduction of New Domain Name Services: “Due Process” and Innovation
For those interested in encouraging innovation in the domain name space—which presumably…
Health Information Technology, High-Skilled Immigration, and Tax Administration: Radio Interview
I was a guest on Progressive Radio Network’s “Of Consuming Interest” on…
CAF Should Incorporate Cost-Effectiveness in Subsidy Distribution
The proposed Connect America Fund intended to provide broadband to high-cost areas should abandon a cost-based approach in favor of a value-based approach in which subsidies depend on whether the incremental benefits are worth the cost, argues Scott Wallsten in “How to Create a More Efficient CAF by Incorporating Demand and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis,” released today by the Technology Policy Institute. A cost-effectiveness analysis focused on willingness to pay and incremental effects can ensure the CAF is more efficient than the current universal service high-cost fund.
The Role of Government in Promoting R&D, Testimony before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Senator Hatch, and members of the Committee for inviting me to testify here today. My name is Scott Wallsten, and I am vice president for research and senior fellow at the Technology Policy Institute as well as a senior policy fellow at the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy.