NCPA - Daily Policy Digest - Wednesday, April 17, 2002

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Daily Policy Digest
Wednesday, April 17, 2002

	Revenue-neutral tax reforms could relieve the tax burden, says Bruce Bartlett -- for instance by simplifying the Tax Code....
NCPA

	A 35 percent flat corporate income tax would produce the same revenue, but at much lower cost to the economy, say observers....
WALL STREET JOURNAL

	Advanced placement tests help control college costs, but some colleges are reluctant to grant credit....
NEW YORK TIMES

	Three-quarters of college students work, according to a new report, prompting calls for financial aid....
USA TODAY

	A 10 percent cigarette price increase cuts smoking 5 percent a new study reports....
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH/NEW YORK TIMES

	Women are 7 percent less likely to be referred for heart catheterization -- not the 40 percent news media reported in an example of mutant statistics....
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC POLICY

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