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Blog | Hispanic Leadership Fund - Part 17

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30 Sep 2014
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Real Tax Reform Can Help Grow Jobs Here at Home

An issue that has created significant waves this past summer is the massive expansions of companies seeking refuge from the U.S. corporate tax code by reincorporating overseas (commonly referred to as “inversion”).  There appears to be consensus among both Republicans and Democrats that this systemic problem with the tax code that requires comprehensive reform.  However, for the moment both sides seem more concerned with playing politics than doing what is in the best long-term interest of the country.   The United States has the most antiquated corporate tax structure in the developed world.  This problem has already cost Americans $2...

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25 Sep 2014
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Why Apply Ancient Rules to the Internet?

Soon, the public will know the results of the Federal Communication Commission’s Open Internet proceedings.  Among the issues being deliberated is a potential decision to reclassify broadband internet as a common-carrier, i.e. a utility-like service under “Title II” regulations.   Title II refers to outdated, onerous rules that were originally designed to address the now long-gone domestic telephone monopoly of the 1930s.  Title II was never intended for use in today’s broadband market, which of course few people could foresee.  Applying these rules now could drastically change the Internet as we know it. Most concerning is the fact that these...

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18 Jul 2014
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HLF Amicus Brief in Apple v. Samsung

Recently, the Hispanic Leadership Fund filed an amicus brief with the Northern California Federal Court of Appeals on the matter of $930 million in financial damages awarded to Apple for a smartphone design infringement case it brought against Samsung. If upheld, the ruling could reduce consumer choice in the marketplace, increase costs, and limit functionality of mobile devices—all of which would have an especially negative impact on the Hispanic community. Latinos are particularly likely to use a smartphone or tablet to access the Internet and online resources. A Pew Research study last year found the rate of smartphone ownership is...

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06 Feb 2014
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Will President Obama’s State of the Union Address Jumpstart to Corporate Tax Reform?

One of the more encouraging moments in President Obama’s State of the Union address was his call for corporate tax reform. The last time the U.S. updated its tax code was in 1986. The tax structure in the United States is quite complex and puts companies in the U.S. at a significant global disadvantage. The tax code’s complexity has resulted in huge compliance costs for big and small businesses alike rather than bottom lines and job creation. What’s worse is that companies are moving their headquarters offshore to circumvent America’s anti-competitive 35% corporate tax rate. According to research by Thomson...

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22 Nov 2013
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Rally for Puerto Rico on Capitol Hill

Advocacy groups promoting statehood for Puerto Rico held a rally this week outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC to call for Congress to take action on results from the island’s November 2012 status plebiscite. The “Puerto Rican Journey for Equality” rally included hundreds of members of the Puerto Rico Statehood Council, Statehood Mission, Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association, and other groups. Puerto Rico currently remains and has been a territory of the United States for the past 115 years—far longer than any other U.S. territory.  Its 3.6 million residents are natural-born citizens of the United States and have attained...

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24 Oct 2013
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HLF Launches $200,000 Ad Campaign Urging Pete Gallego to Stop Obamacare

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today, the Hispanic Leadership Fund (HLF) launched a $200,000 television advertisement campaign urging constituents of U.S. Representative Pete Gallego (D-TX) to call his office and demand the repeal of Obamacare.  The campaign is the first of its kind to highlight the failure of President Barack Obama’s health care law to a Spanish-speaking audience. A recent report shows that Obamacare is going to increase healthcare costs for an average family of four by almost  $7,000 a year.  “Hard working families in Texas deserve a healthcare system that keeps costs low and puts them in control of their own future,” said...

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26 Sep 2013
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HLF Launches Alliance for Innovation and Development

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today the Hispanic Leadership Fund announced the launch of the Alliance for Innovation and Development (A4ID), a coalition project that focuses on the promotion of new and innovative solutions to meeting the challenge of sustainable, long-term economic growth and development. The Alliance will highlight policy ideas from a variety of sources that focus on innovative and creative solutions in three broad areas that are critical to promoting prosperity in the 21stCentury: Responsive and transparent government Economic growth and development Access and advancement in telecommunications “The spark that fuels all innovation is human creativity and ingenuity,” said Hispanic Leadership...

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01 Jul 2013
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INFOGRAPHIC: Latinos and Adoption of Technology

As I wrote recently, Hispanics are greatly influencing every aspect of American politics, culture, and economics. A great example is the increasing role of Hispanics in one of the most influential mediums in American culture—the Internet.  Broadband access—a crucial service that helps fuel American innovation, job creation, and educational opportunities—is allowing Hispanics to influence American culture and markets through their choices in media and entertainment, not just in terms of content, but also in how that content is consumed. Data shows that content is increasingly being consumed through mobile means.  The modern Hispanic community is not only going mobile, but...

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