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Crisis, Seguridad Y Reforma Fiscal: Reflexiones Sobre El Caso Paraguayo, Robert Andrew Nickson
Crisis, Seguridad Y Reforma Fiscal: Reflexiones Sobre El Caso Paraguayo, Robert Andrew Nickson
Robert Andrew Nickson
Este articulo abarca el tema de la crisis finaciera mundial y su relevancia al caso paraguayo, sobre todo la iniciativa de podersosos multimillonarios financieros de ofrecer pagar más impuestos a la renta personal (IRP). Critica cuatro argumentos ofrecidos en contra a la introduccíon del IRP en Paraguay y sugiere al elite economico paraguayo de considerar replicar el actitud de algunos de sus pares en otros paises.
No More Abuse: The Dodd-Frank And Consumer Financial Protection Act's "Abusive" Standard, Tiffany S. Lee
No More Abuse: The Dodd-Frank And Consumer Financial Protection Act's "Abusive" Standard, Tiffany S. Lee
Tiffany S Lee
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act creates the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. This consumer watchdog will be responsible for the most powerful consumer protections in American history. Under section 1031(d) of the Act, the Bureau may ban acts and practices that are unfair, deceptive, or abusive. While the unfair and deceptive standards have existed for some time, “abusive” is a relatively new legal standard with limited jurisprudential history. Thus, ironically, critics assert that the inclusion of the abusive standard is itself an abuse of legislative power. This Article asserts that despite some criticism to …