Um die zunehmend ungleiche Verteilung von Vermögen in Industriegesellschaften zu verringern, ohne die wirtschaftliche Leistungsfähigkeit zu beeinträchtigen, könnte ein Politikpaket aus Steuern auf Landbesitz und Erbschaften die optimale Lösung sein. Ein solches Maßnahmenpaket hätte gegenüber der Besteuerung von Unternehmen große Vorteile, wie eine neue Studie in der Zeitschrift International Tax and Public Finance feststellt. (more…)
*Milestone lets users explore a re-imagined, no-compromises Windows experience.*
BARCELONA, Spain — Feb. 29, 2012 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview — the next milestone of the Windows operating system. This latest preview will be made available for download starting today at https://preview.windows.com. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview offers a more robust experience for testing the world’s most popular operating system and is available to the widest range of people yet following the initial release of the Windows 8 Developer Preview late last year. The Developer Preview received more than 3 million downloads.
“With Windows 8, we reimagined the different ways people interact with their PC and how to make everything feel like a natural extension of the device, whether using a Windows 8 tablet, laptop or all-in-one,” said Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live Division at Microsoft. “The Windows 8 Consumer Preview brings a no-compromises approach to using your PC.” (more…)
