Sunday, May 27, 2012

Study rates intellectual property value by state | Oregon Business News

Study rates intellectual property value by state | Oregon Business News: "the study found that IP-intensive industries power 55.7 million direct and indirect jobs, over $5 trillion in national GDP, and 74 % of total exports."

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Road Pricing: Mileage based usage fees - distance based charging - vehicle mileage tax - a future?

Road Pricing: Mileage based usage fees - distance based charging - vehicle mileage tax - a future?: "MBUF is the latest acronym applying to something that is also called VMT (Vehicle Mileage Tax).   What is common with all references is that it is a form of road pricing based on distance travelled.  At its simplest, it means a vehicle pays on a per kilometre (or mile) as distinguished from traditional tolling which I describe as "point based" charging"