Thursday, September 4, 2008

Wall Street Journal and New York Times: 9/04/08

Page A18: Obama proposes middle class tax cut to reward work and stimulate economic growth. McCain's health insurance tax credits - resulting in a net tax increase for tens of millions of working families. Mr. Liebman,Prof. of Public Policy at Harvard University wrote to WSJ today.
Page B1: Coke deal juices - its China Hui-Yuan. Pepsi's share of US market for drinks is double that of Cokes. Coke has found success in China, a variation of "Minute Maid Pulpy" as the brand name.
Page C14: Financial Insight: Coke pays China premium: Offer to buy juice maker for $2.4 billion is testimony of China's breakneck (excessively speedy) growth.
Page D8: Daytime pajamas for men- Public PJ's aren't unusual in Shanghai now as the fashion of the day! Cf. wsj.com/style You may wear PJ in the public if you dare?

New York Times: Sept.4, 2008 page C3: The China Huiyuan juice company, which has revenue of about $380 billion in 2007 makes orange,apple and pear juice, which are sold alongside Coke in China.
Sequel to WashPost,Sept.3rd: Given the 2008 economy - higher unemployment and inflation - 2009's census numbers will probably be worse than 2008. Such scenario may or may not be accepted by readers.

Francis Shieh a.k.a. Xie Shihao with reflectins re Sino-American Economics. 9/4/08 at 1.48 p.m.

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