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alojapan.com/1283677/man-in-ja Man in Japan arrested for forcing store clerk to shave head in apology #Clippers #CustomerHarassment #Dogeza #ElectricHairClippers #head #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #Kasuhara #Kyoto #MinamiWard #Nagoya #news #Osaka #SankeiShimbun #ServiceSector #shave #SoraNews24 #Tokyo A man in Kyoto has been arrested for allegedly forcing an electronics store employee into shaving his head in a dramatic act of apology – an incident that has cast fresh li…

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Quibble with the numbers if you want, but orders of magnitude are most likely correct:

"According to NAFSA: Association of International Educators, these 1.1 million international students at U.S. colleges and universities contributed $43.8 billion to the U.S. economy during the 2023-2024 academic year and supported more than 378,000 jobs."
npr.org/2025/05/24/nx-s1-54090
#Harvard #HigherEd #HigherEducation #USpol #USpolitics #exports #ServiceSector #services #economy #economics

Orange Menace has no concept of service sector exports. Higher ed is a big service export from the U.S. — we educate and provide the diplomas, others (so many from abroad) provide the cash (lots!) 🙄

Oh well, never mind. Now stand in line and apply for that manufacturing job to make buggy whips! 🙃
nytimes.com/2025/05/22/us/harv
#Harvard #HigherEd #HigherEducation #USpol #USpolitics #exports #ServiceSector #services #economy #economics

The New York Times · Shock at Harvard After Government Says International Students Must GoBy Jenna Russell

This week, we're going to test the proportion that #CorporationTax rates have a material effect on incoming investment... as rate rises from 19%-25%.

However, all is not as it may seem; #JeremyHunt has also launched 100% #taxrelief on capital investment, which may offer some help to #manufacturing whose CapEx needs are (likely) more pronounced than the #servicesector.

Q.is whether the tax rise causes any exits from the UK by large mobile firms, or whether #sunkcosts will keep them here anyway?