Fed's New Plan For Banks, Vine In Boston, Staggering Costs Of Corporate Tax Breaks And More

April 16, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Fed Pushes For Big Banks To Cover The Costs Of Regulating Them WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Monday issued a proposal that would force big U.S. banks to pay an annual fee to help cover the cost of regulating them. Under the proposal, the Fed would look back and start the assessment for the 2012 calendar year, requiring about 70 financial firms to pay a total of $440 million.  Continue reading... Vine In Boston: 6 Seconds Of Horror, On Repeat Report Reveals Staggering Cost Of Corporate Tax Breaks IMF Official: U.S. Government Hindering Its Own Economy NSFW: 9 Embarrassing Logos That Make Us Uncomfortable Elderly Couple Alarmed By Find In Safe Deposit Box WENDELL POTTER It's CEO Pay Shock, Not Premium Rate Shock, That We Should Be Outraged About If Aetna does, in fact, hike premiums by more than 100 percent for some of its customers, as CEO Mark Bertolini suggested, no doubt part of that money will go to covering his shockingly lucrative paycheck. Continue reading... PETER DREIER How a Shadow Drug Industry Tries to Avoid Regulation Some members of Congress are trying to reign in this shadow drug industry, compounding pharmacies, by giving the FDA the authority to regulate these firms. But the industry is fighting back, using its political clout to resist federal standards. Continue reading... DAVID_HALPERIN Gainful Employment Rule for For-Profit Colleges: Eminently Fixable, Eminently Necessary The gainful employment rule is critical to protecting the federal investment in our students and providing opportunities for a wide range of Americans to build careers. And, fortunately, there is a clear path to fixing the rule so it will pass muster in the courts. Continue reading... DAVE JOHNSON Will Social Security Cuts Be the Democratic Party's 'New Coke'? If there is one thing that the Democratic Party is "known for" -- their "brand" -- it is starting, expanding and protecting Social Security. Now this brand is at risk. Continue reading... LISA MENSAH Tax Day for the 99 Percent For many Americans April 15 is a reminder that those crafting tax laws in Washington seem to be in a different world. Yet we create some of our most important social policy through the tax code. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003