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wj  留言于2017-11-21 15:21:20 |
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评论：美国众院税改议案：个税降为五档 企业税一次性降至20% - 华人房奴慌了 |
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減稅案藏魔鬼細節 除了富人人人受損
國會眾院16日通過眾院版減稅案，參院準備在感恩節後就參院版減稅案投票。高盛銀行本月初預測，減稅案有65%機率可通過，但眾院通過法案後，立即將通過機率提高至80%。財經電視CNBC報導，一些共和黨金主（捐款人）已放狠話說，議員們如不能通過法案，就不要再打電話給他們。減稅案命運將在未來兩周決定，如果法案過關，會成為川普和共和黨的一次重大勝利。不過，減稅案卻沒那麼受美國人歡迎，因為除了富人，人人受損。昆尼別克大學15日公布民調顯示，61%的人認為減稅計畫是為富人減稅，52%的人反對減稅計畫，只有25%的人支持，反對者是支持者兩倍多。調查發現，與其他民調相似，例如兩周前NBC/WSJ民調顯示，只有25%的人認為，減稅計畫是好主意；多數被訪者都認為，富人和企業應多繳稅，而不是給予減稅，財富已過於集中在1%富人身上，為什麼還要給他們減稅？
國會稅務聯合委員會(JCT)分析顯示，眾院版減稅案自2019年起，有部分中產家庭須增稅；到了2027年，全部中產家庭都要增稅，連年收入2萬至3萬的打工家庭，也要增税25%。另一方面，富人和企業卻拿走四分之三的減稅利益。到2027年，年收入在75萬元以下的家庭，全部都須增稅；而收入75萬元以上的家庭都獲減稅，收入在100萬以上的人減稅最多。
警消人員是這次減稅計畫的受害人，因為他們的薪金由地方政府承擔，但眾院版的法案為州和地方稅的扣減設立上限，參院版法案更完全取消這些扣減；警消現在報繳聯邦所得稅時，可以扣減已繳過的州所得稅、房地產稅和房貸利息，但如果參院版的法案獲通過，這些扣減全部都取消。
公校教師也是受害人。美國公校缺錢，教師常要為學生買教材和文具，雖然每年花費只有數百元，但可以扣減。不過，眾院版法案卻取消這項扣減，向薪水偏低的教師下手，連幾百元都「搶」，卻將錢用來給富人減稅，這就是川普的民粹和利己主義！
讀碩博士的研究生也是受害人。現行稅法規定，研究生如選擇教書和做研究，讀研究所的學費可獲扣減，但眾院版法案卻取消這項扣減，等於向研究生增稅，增稅幅度最高可達400%。全美有2000萬亞裔，亞裔讀碩博士的人最多，因此受損最大。
另一方面，眾院版法案卻為富人子女入讀私立學校而綢繆，讓富人可從中得到大筆減稅。現行聯邦稅法規定，家庭可設529教育基金，為子女大學費用作準備，存進基金的錢免稅，但眾院版法案規定，讓富人取出529基金的錢，用作為子女上中小學私校；每年最高可取1萬元，一年就可減少繳稅2380元。共和黨人為富人謀畫減稅，可謂無孔不入，但對追求理想的研究生，卻可隨時犧牲。
最讓人無法接受的，共和黨減稅案有一個「魔鬼細節」：對富人和對中產家庭的「減稅」是累退性，即：對中產家庭，開始時給予少量減稅，到了中期減稅取消，到後期更全面增稅；對富人卻相反，開始時減稅較少，中期減稅開始增加，後期更大幅減稅。
例如，2019年，中產家庭平均獲10%減稅；到2021年，年收入3萬至20萬的中產家庭開始增稅，收入2萬至3萬的家庭也增稅，但收入20萬元以上家庭卻開始獲減稅，社會財富開始轉移。到2027年，所有收入在75萬以下的家庭都增稅，所有收入在75萬以上的人都獲大幅減稅，特別是收入100萬以上的家庭減稅幅度最大。從這時起，社會財富大幅從中產移向富人。總之，在這種「累退」設計下，貧者越到後來，就越要多繳稅；富者則越到後來，則獲得越多減稅。
川普和共和黨人不敢承認，這次減稅就是為富人和企業減稅，而且還把減稅案包裝為「為中產減稅」；眾院議長萊恩16日還說，眾院減稅案是為中產減稅，被指為徹頭徹尾的謊言，目的只是掩飾並希望法案蒙混過關。
川普13日還在亞洲時發推文，要國會共和黨人取消歐記健保「人人須買健保」的規定，並將從中節省的政府補貼，用來給富人減稅，將最高稅率39.6%減為35%；這是嫌共和黨給富人減稅還不夠，想要再多拿。對川普來說，取消「人人須買健保」將導致中產階層保費大漲，造成1300萬人因而喪失健保，當然都不是他考量的因素。
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration 留言于2017-11-21 08:57:13 |
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评论：UPDATE - From The Chinese American Professors and Professionals Network (2017 No.29) |
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FDA has recently approved the Lutonix® 035 Drug Coated Balloon PTA Catheter, Model 9010 to be marketed. The Lutonix® 035 Drug Coated Balloon PTA Catheter (Lutonix 035 DCB) is a thin tube with an inflatable balloon at the tip. The device is used to treat narrowed or blocked blood vessels used as an access site for dialysis in patients with chronic kidney failure. The balloon is coated on its outer surface with the drug paclitaxel, a drug which may help prevent the vessels from narrowing again (restenosis). |
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李贝贝 留言于2017-11-17 13:50:38 |
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评论：诚邀海内外英才参加复旦大学光华青年学者论坛 （12/28-29） |
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老师您好，我是李贝贝，博士毕业于北京大学物理学院光学所，目前在澳大利亚昆士兰大学从事博士后研究。我在网上看到复旦大学关于光华青年学者论坛的信息，但是有一些问题想请问一下：
我看了网上申请指南，建议在填写过程中要随时保存，但是我在保存之后如果退出账号下次重新登录之后之前填写的信息都不见了；此外，在页面的底端有保存按钮，并没有提交。所以请问老师在填写完成之后应该如何提交呢？谢谢！
|  主人回复 | | | Here is the contact information:
复旦大学人事处： 文婕、朱浩、闫兆伟、任佳 ghforum@fudan.edu.cn，电话：021-65642953，021-55664593
复旦大学生命科学学院： 彭筱葳（人才计划、政策相关） lifesciences@fudan.edu.cn，电话：021-51630503 冯素云（会务、报销相关） fsyun@fudan.edu.cn，电话：021-51630516
复旦大学发育生物学研究所： 顾志鞠 zhiju_gu@fudan.edu.cn，电话：021-65643718-202 |
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City Internships 留言于2017-11-17 09:46:39 |
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评论：UPDATE - From The Chinese American Professors and Professionals Network (2017 No.29) |
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Dear Professors,
We hope you are well.
With the new academic year well underway, we are reaching out to Deans, faculty and student support staff to communicate the soft launch of the application process for our 2018 programs.
For 2018, we will be offering spring, summer and fall programs in 18 locations:
US: New York, Washington D.C., Boston, Chicago, Miami, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco.
Europe: London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Florence, Rome, Zurich.
Rest of World: Sydney, Hong Kong, Buenos Aires.
The soft launch provides an opportunity for direct and indirect recipients of this notification to apply to any of our summer 2018 programs ahead of the application process opening publicly next month. If you feel our programs would be of interest to your students, please share this email and invite them to apply via: www.city-internships.com/apply/
Best wishes,
City Internships
lewis@city-internships.com
www.city-internships.com
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DZQ 留言于2017-11-17 08:29:54 |
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评论：淡然、安详、平常心 |
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北宋大文豪苏东坡到大相国寺拜访他的好友佛印和尚，恰值佛印外出，苏东坡就在禅房住下，无意中看到了禅房墙壁上留有一首佛印题的诗，其诗云： “酒色财气四堵墙，人人都在里面藏。谁能跳出圈外头，不活百岁寿也长。”
苏东坡看后，另有所思，就提起笔来在佛印的诗旁边附和了一首，他写的是：“饮酒不醉是英豪，恋色不迷最为高；不义之财不可取，有气不生气自消。”
写完后，苏东坡次日就离去了。又一日，宋神宗赵顼（xū）在王安石的陪同下，来到大相国寺游览，他们看到了佛印和苏东坡的题诗，感到颇有趣，神宗就对王安石说：“爱卿，你何不和一首？”王安石何等高才，他随即应命，挥毫泼墨，写道： “无酒不成礼仪，无色路断人稀；无财民不奋发，无气国无生机。”
宋神宗大为赞赏，也乘兴题写了一首，他写的是： “酒助礼乐社稷康，色育生灵重纲常；财足粮丰家国盛，气凝太极定阴阳。”
这是一组关于酒色财气的妙趣横生的组诗，由于作诗的人所处的立场和格局不同，对于同样的酒色财气四种事物也就产生了截然不同的评价。
佛印和尚的诗从证悟佛家之空性来谈，提倡完全和酒色财气相绝缘，出离世间，是佛家的出世思路，是内圣之法门。
苏东坡的诗强调对待酒色财气关键是把握一个度，中庸之道。是从儒家个人修身方面来谈，也属于内圣之法。
王安石和宋神宗则从酒色财气对国家社稷的正面作用方面来谈，肯定了酒色财气中所蕴含的积极因素，一个是贤相的眼界，一个是王者的格局。都属于外王之道。
这就是认知不同，感受不同，故此一人一道，诚不欺我 所以万事万物没有对错只是我们的角度不同，结果不同！ |
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Academic Senate for California Community Colleges 留言于2017-11-17 05:46:46 |
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评论：UPDATE - From The Chinese American Professors and Professionals Network (2017 No.29) |
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We need your help! Faculty input requested---- Please share widely.
Public comments on the Chancellor’s Office recommendations to the Governor for a fully online college are invited, and ASCCC encourages faculty to submit comments via the official project email address: CAworkgroup@nchems.org. The Chancellor''''s Office Flex Learning Options for Workers (FLOW) website has additional information and a link to email feedback. It can be found at http://doingwhatmatters.cccco.edu/ForCollegeLeadership/FlexLearningOptionsforWorkers.aspx. The deadline to respond is November 22, 2017.
Background
In May, Governor Brown requested that Chancellor Oakley present options for an entirely online college offering totally online degrees by November 2017. In response, the Chancellor tasked Executive Vice Chancellor Van Ton-Quinlivan with establishing the Flex Learning Options for Workers (FLOW) workgroup, which met at the end of August and end of October.
Outside facilitators from the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) were employed to present the workgroup with information oriented toward a Western Governors University-type model of online college which would focus on offering classes to working Californians who hold a high school degree or equivalent but have little to no college but could benefit from training to advance in the workplace.
Three options were presented to the Board of Governors on Monday, and an opportunity now exists for all of us to provide feedback on the three options.
ASCCC Resolutions
At Fall Plenary two weeks ago, four FLOW-related resolutions were passed. You can find them here:
7.10 Using System Consultation and Faculty Input to Address Expansion of Online Education https://www.asccc.org/resolutions/using-system-consultation-and-faculty-input-address-expansion-online-education
7.12 Endorse Consortium Approach to Expanding Online Educational Opportunities https://www.asccc.org/resolutions/endorse-consortium-approach-expanding-online-educational-opportunities
9.02 Expand System-wide Online Educational Opportunities https://www.asccc.org/resolutions/expand-system-wide-online-educational-opportunities
9.03 Online CTE Programs and Competency-Based Instruction https://www.asccc.org/resolutions/online-cte-programs-and-competency-based-instruction
Further, the Senate has positions relative to Western Governors University, and given that the models presented by NCHEMS and advocated for by the Chancellor''''s Office incorporate many aspects of WGU''''s approach to instruction, they may also be of interest:
13.04 (Spring 2011) Opposition to Western Governors University California https://www.asccc.org/resolutions/opposition-western-governors-university-california
2.05 (Spring 1998) Western Governors University https://www.asccc.org/resolutions/western-governors-university |
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UCLA Center for Chinese Studies 留言于2017-11-17 05:43:32 |
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评论：UPDATE - From The Chinese American Professors and Professionals Network (2017 No.29) |
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Cultural Prosperity and Good Society in Taiwan: Reflections at the 30th Anniversary of the End of Martial Law
Friday, November 17, 2017
8:45 PM - 4:30 PM
UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library
Main Conference Room
Taiwan stands out as a shining example of smooth and successful transition from a traditional and authoritarian society to a modern and democratic society. The End of Martial Law in 1987 is obviously the turning point of this transition. To celebrate and reflect at the 30th anniversary of this remarkable turning point, the symposium focuses on the abiding theme of “cultural prosperity and good society,” because Taiwan’s achievements in these aspects are truly outstanding. Culturally, Taiwan manages to preserve the essence of tradition while embracing diversity, individuality and creativity, leading to cultural prosperities in film, arts, music, museum, and creative industries. Socially, Taiwan made admirable progresses in constructing civility (公德) and a viable civil society, and consequently, has witnessed the fast growth of societal forces.
Symposium Program
8:45 am - 9:00 am
Registration
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Opening remarks
9:15 am - 10:45 am
Round table on Cultural Prosperity
Speakers: Professor Fang-Ming Chen, National Cheng-Chi Univ., Taiwan
Professor Michael Berry, UCLA
Chair: Professor Shih Shu-mei, UCLA
10:45 am - 11:00 am Coffee break
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Panel on Community Empowerment
Speakers: Dr. Rwei-Ren Wu, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Professor Shelly Rigger, Davidson College
Chair: Professor Yunxiang Yan, UCLA
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Keynote over light lunch
Speaker: Professor Shelly Rigger, Davidson College
2:05 pm - 4:05 pm
Film Screening
Super Citizen Ko, directed by Wan Jen
4:05 pm - 4:30 pm
Post-screening Q&A
with Professor Robert Chi, UCLA
Shelley Rigger is a Professor in the Political Science and Chinese Studies Department in Davidson College. She is the author of Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse (Rowman and Littlefield 2011) as well as two books on Taiwan''''s domestic politics, Politics in Taiwan: Voting for Democracy (Routledge 1999) and From Opposition to Power: Taiwan''''s Democratic Progressive Party (Lynne Rienner Publishers 2001).
Fang-Ming Chen was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in 1947. His is the Chair Professor of the Graduate Institute of Taiwanese Literature. His major in Taiwanese history and Taiwanese Literature. His publications include Revolution and Poetry (2017) and A History of Modern Literary History (2011).
Rwei-Ren Wu is an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Taiwan History. He received his Ph. D. in Politics from the University of Chicago. His specialty includes comparative politics, Asian nationalism, political history and history of political thoughts (modern Taiwan and Japan).
The UCLA Center for Chinese Studies is pleased to co-organize this international symposium at UCLA with the Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles, Taiwan Cinema Toolkit, and Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library.
UCLA Center for Chinese Studies
11381 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Tel: (310) 825-8683 Fax: (310) 206-3555
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Ai-Ze Wang 留言于2017-11-16 11:16:07 |
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评论：中国海外华文教育名师中文教师免费培训（圣地亚哥 8/22-9/1） |
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I am the Chinese professor. I would love to come to your conferences to learn more about Chinese teaching. Please send me the up coming training or conferences information.
Thank you.
王爱泽 |
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