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Education Reform

  • Meet and exceed international standards
  • Change technical degree requirements

Structural Cost Reform

  • Tax Reform
  • Healthcare reform
  • Legal Reform
  • Regulatory Reform
  • Energy Reform

Global Trade Reform

  • Change U.S. export controls
  • Enforce trade and compliance rules
  • Maintain market based currency policies
 
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The American Council for a Strong Economy is dedicated to strengthening our national economy and the prosperity of all Americans by encouraging and supporting policies that reduce and limit government intrusion in the private market, reform education, control non-production costs for domestic companies and advocate fair trade policies.
 

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India Centers Closed to Cut Costs During Recession:  The Wall Street Journal (6/8, Worthen, subscription required) reports that Western companies are reversing a decade-long trend of opening facilities in India to handle back-office tasks. To slash costs and eliminate headaches, companies such as Citigroup Inc. and AXA SA are selling offshore computer-programming shops and other operations.

Many companies are "re-examining the costs of running such centers" and finding that the cost savings isn’t as substantial as once thought. With a high turnover rate and Indian workers receiving annual wage increases, “the cost structure of such centers can escalate rapidly”.  According to Forrester Research, it costs about 25% more to operate a captive center than to have an outside company provide the same services."

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