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Money That Costs Too Much: Regulating Financial Incentives, Kristen Underhill
Money That Costs Too Much: Regulating Financial Incentives, Kristen Underhill
Indiana Law Journal
Money may not corrupt. But should we worry if it corrodes? Legal scholars in a range of fields have expressed concern about “motivational crowding-out,” a process by which offering financial rewards for good behavior may undermine laudable social motivations, like professionalism or civic duty. Disquiet about the motivational impacts of incentives has now extended to health law, employment law, tax, torts, contracts, criminal law, property, and beyond. In some cases, the fear of crowding-out has inspired concrete opposition to innovative policies that marshal incentives to change individual behavior. But to date, our fears about crowding-out have been unfocused and amorphous; …
Telecommunications Property Taxation, James A. Amdur
Telecommunications Property Taxation, James A. Amdur
Federal Communications Law Journal
Because of recent changes in the regulatory environment, both states and telecommunications carriers are giving increased attention to property taxation. In analyzing the principles and practices involved in property taxation of telecommunications carriers, the Article emphasizes the relationship between the manner of regulation and the valuation of property. The Article reviews three major cases that deal with significant current valuation issues, and concludes that a uniform system of valuation and taxation would be the optimal solution to resolve many of the issues.