Above all, the Budget proposal continues the pro-growth policies that have helped promote innovation and entrepreneurship.

WHITEHOUSE: Testimony of OMB Director Nussle

Still, this criticism of paid sick leave policies will come wherever the proposal is raised.

FORBES: Seattle Takes the Paid Sick Leave Plunge

The proposal is one of a series of housing policies to be put forward at the Liberal Democrats' conference in Brighton next month.

BBC: Simon Hughes on the Andrew Marr show in 2011

Almost everybody will be hurt by the proposal: more than 90% of Japanese households have life-insurance policies, which account for around a quarter of their total savings.

ECONOMIST: Japanese savers

Before discussing the merits of the proposal, I would like to point out insurance companies are now perfectly capable of selling policies across state lines.

FORBES: The GOP Answer To Obamacare Part II - Cross State Insurance Sales

Einhorn has been trying to rally Wall Street to vote against the Apple proposal as a way of showing their displeasure with the company's capital-allocation policies.

WSJ: Judge blocks shareholder vote on Apple proposal