The integration of intangible cultural heritage into educational curricula and programmes can improve both formal and non-formal education by promoting inter alia intercultural dialogue and cultural exchange, broadening access and cultural relevance, stimulating creativity, increasing intergenerational engagement in the community, etc.
Eliminating loopholes in exchange for making the Bush tax cuts permanent after 2013 is on the table and by broadening the tax base, this could bring in tens of billions of new revenues each year.