BU, Higher Ed Oppose Tax Bills
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BU, Higher Ed Oppose Tax Bills
Proposals to raise taxes on students and make university operations more expensive are among the reasons that colleges urge Congress to reject the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Learn the details
NOTABLE ALUMNI
An Intimate Portrait of Obama
A new photo book by BU alumnus and former chief White House photographer Pete Souza (COM ’76) chronicles the eight years of the Obama Administration.
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FACULTY EXPERT
Costs of Post-9/11 Wars: $4.6 Trillion
BU Professor Neta C. Crawford pegs the bill for each taxpayer at $23,386, including health care and disability compensation for soldiers. Find out more
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