RIVERSIDE, Calif. — As campaign rhetoric heats up heading into the November elections, scholars at the University of California, Riverside are available to discuss issues from California’s initiative process and the impact of foreclosures on voting to immigration policy and the economy.

Economy

Mason Gaffney, professor of economics(951) 827-1574[email protected]http://economics.ucr.edu/gaffney.html

Gaffney is available to discuss issues related to taxation. In a recent paper, “Europe’s Fatal Affair with the Value-Added Tax,” Gaffney asserts that America depends less on a national sales tax than any other major nation; that global investors seeking the best combination of yield, security of principle and tax havens beat a pathway to U.S. Treasuries; and that candidates who propose that we emulate Europe should be rejected.

SmartMoney: http://www.smartmoney.com/invest/markets/10-things-economists-wont-tell-you-1314048901340/?mod=1122Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider.com/sensible-tax-reform-2011-3

Tags: economics, taxation, land value, national sales tax, value-added tax, taxation policy

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