Marketplace for Monday, January 19, 2015
Jan 19, 2015

Marketplace for Monday, January 19, 2015

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Airing on Monday, January 19, 2015: Well-funded lobbyists are rallying to end a $3 billion-a-year tax and refund the revenue to the medical device industry. Its potential repeal reflects how difficult it is to change the healthcare system. Plus, Obama has a plan to raise $300 million by raising taxes on the rich –and going after the banks. What would that entail, and how likely is it to happen? And, apparently, the rich keep getting richer. What will it take to reverse this trend? 

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Truly "smart" cars are still a thing of the future

Dec 12, 2014
As autos evolve into rolling data centers, fears about security slow the process.

Free shipping a boon for Alaska's Amazon customers

Jan 16, 2015
Rural Alaskans are taking advantage of Amazon Prime's free shipping.

The daily rituals of creative people

Jan 19, 2015
Mason Currey writes about the lifestyle patterns of 161 creative minds.

Anou, the accessible Etsy of Morocco

Jan 19, 2015
New website launched in Morocco helps rural artisans set their wares.

Momentum builds to repeal medical device tax

Jan 19, 2015
An army of well-funded lobbyists rallies to end a $3 billion-a-year tax.

How Obama plans to tax the biggest banks

Jan 19, 2015
Obama plans to raise millions by upping taxes on the rich and going after banks.

The rich get richer, with no end in sight

Jan 19, 2015
The wealthiest 1% of people may soon control more than 50% of the world's wealth.
A McDonald's drive-through worker hands an order to a customer in San Francisco. 
(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Want to track a snowplow? There's an app for that.

Jan 19, 2015
Data delivered via smartphone can show skeptics that snowplow drivers are doing their jobs. Or not.

Airing on Monday, January 19, 2015: Well-funded lobbyists are rallying to end a $3 billion-a-year tax and refund the revenue to the medical device industry. Its potential repeal reflects how difficult it is to change the healthcare system. Plus, Obama has a plan to raise $300 million by raising taxes on the rich –and going after the banks. What would that entail, and how likely is it to happen? And, apparently, the rich keep getting richer. What will it take to reverse this trend? 

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