These objections could however be partly met by reducing the tax rate and removing many loopholes.

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In an effort to obtain loans to service its debt, Seychelles in November 2008 signed a standby arrangement with the IMF that mandated floating the exchange rate, removing foreign exchange controls, cutting government spending, and tightening monetary policy.

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The Liberal Democrats also want to reduce the corporate-tax rate, paying for it by removing "complex reliefs".

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They suggested doing things such as taxing winter fuel allowance or even removing it from pensioners who are higher-rate taxpayers.

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The Fed should announce that it will let the federal funds interest rate float, at the same time removing some of the excess money it created in 2004--05.

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If the U.S. wants to recapture its former 3.3% average rate of growth, it had better get serious about removing policy barriers that prevent startups from reaching their potential.

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Removing the inventory build-up from the reported numbers, the real growth rate was an even more anemic 1.5%.

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Removing the inventory buildup left real final sales up at only a 1.1 percent annual rate, well below the satisfyingly round headline number of three percent.

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If America wants to recapture its 3.3% average rate of growth it has enjoyed since World War II, it had better get serious about removing the tax and regulatory barriers for these kind of startups with the potential to scale.

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