Best of BS Opinion: Simplifying tax on capital, Trump economy, and more

From why life expectancy in the US has been declining to how an undefined constitutional clause has grown too big for the times, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Has Donald Trump been good for the US economy? What are the lessons to be learned from those areas of the country that are dealing with the peaking of school-age population? Will abolishing the dividend distribution tax be enough to boost investor sentiment? Alokananda Chakraborty sums up.

Population stagnation, once associated only with the rich economies, is now also seen in middle-income countries, laments our top edit. Click here to read...

The government would do well to take a holistic view of the taxation structure as frequent changes in the tax system increase complications for taxpayers, argues