Word: boxes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cause or simply a symptom of people's desire to cheat? Probably both. Traditionally, the IRS has attempted at this time of year to improve its image of fairness and power by launching a few well-publicized prosecutions, or at least auditings, of some celebrated people (see box). But it may be that such publicity only strengthens the current cynicism, and makes it easier to rationalize tax cheating on the grounds that everyone else is doing...
...worked virtually by itself. Everybody grumbled, but something like 95% or more did their own figuring and then voluntarily paid what they owed. There seemed to be no need for elaborate regulation or extensive surveillance. Cheating on taxes was considered despicable, not much better than robbing the church poor box...
...support talks between the government of El Salvador and the less radical members of the Marxist-led rebel movement that is trying to overthrow the regime. But the U.S. would not, Shultz stressed, offer the guerrillas a share of power that they had not won at the ballot box. Said he: "We will not support negotiations that short-circuit the democratic process and carve up power behind people's back...
...anything ten hours long and slow as a stunned mullet. They say (well, they hope) the Yanks are going to watch it in their millions. Which just shows there's probably no limit to the number of poor suffering drongos who'll sit back and have the Box come the raw prawn on them...
...which last week lowered the charge for its Isthmus crude to $29 per bbl., is staying in line with OPEC prices. Egypt, however, lowered the price of its best crude from $29 to $27.25, and the Soviet Union has been aggressively discounting its oil to raise foreign exchange (see box). At the same time, Britain is under pressure from customers to undercut OPEC by dropping the $30.50 per bbl. price on premium-quality North...