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Business & Technology
2:08 pm
Tue November 6, 2012

Small Business Conference Thursday At UNO

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Chris Genteel, Google's head of diversity markets, and other people from the Internet giant will join bankers, investors and federal officials at the Southeast Louisiana Small Business Conference this Thursday at the UNO Lindy Boggs International Conference Center.

Other speakers include Pellsom Lau, regional manager for the Small Business Administration's office of international trade, and Paul Satenstein, chief financial officer of The Online Incentives Exchange. Satenstein will talk about Louisiana's online exchange for state tax credits.

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Planet Money
4:44 pm
Mon November 5, 2012

Planet Money: After The Flood, The Backup Plan

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Food damaged by storm flooding awaits disposal at the Fairway supermarket in Brooklyn.
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Originally published on Fri November 2, 2012 6:40 pm

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A monster storm flooded parts of the biggest city in America this week. Millions of people are still without power.

But in the long run — even in the medium run — New York (and New Jersey!) will recover. And for the U.S. economy as a whole, this disaster will barely be a blip.

This is largely because there are countless backup plans hiding everywhere in our economy. On today's show, a flooded grocery store reveals safety nets that are usually hidden but, at moments like these, are suddenly made visible.

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Intelligence Squared U.S.
5:03 am
Tue October 30, 2012

Are The Rich Taxed Enough?

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Panelists Glenn Hubbard (left) and Arthur Laffer argue for the motion "The Rich Are Taxed Enough."
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Robert Reich argues against the motion.
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Originally published on Tue October 30, 2012 6:07 am

Tax policy has been a divisive theme throughout the presidential campaign. At the core of the debate are divergent philosophies about what the economy needs — and how to get it.

In this Oxford-style debate from Intelligence Squared U.S., a panel of experts dissects the motion "The Rich Are Taxed Enough." The term "enough," in this case, is determined by three factors: fairness, sufficiency and efficiency.

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