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...loophole derives from an absurd anomaly of federalism: companies may refuse to collect taxes for states where they have no physical presence. In theory the customer pays the tax directly, but in practice almost nobody does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ATTENTION, WEB MART SHOPPERS! | 11/17/1997 | See Source »

...fair, the agents have a hard row to hoe. There's just not a whole lot you can say to someone who not only refuses to pay taxes but doesn't believe your agency has the constitutional right to collect them, a defense that the resigned IRS guys say they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Problems At the IRS | 11/17/1997 | See Source »

Both the scanning technology used to collect votes and the PR Master software that tallied votes the day after election day ran smoothly this year. Although Neighbor declined to comment on the system's future use, Neighbor "appreciated its performance," on election night...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Computer the Big Winner in Citywide Election | 11/12/1997 | See Source »

When it comes to money, pennies are often derided as useless. The one-cent coins collect in jars and banks in countless closets and back shelves...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pennies Plastered Across Hurlbut | 11/10/1997 | See Source »

...easy fighting China: just hanging out with the Dalai Lama and leading protests in front of the White House. You want hard? Try being Alec Baldwin, head of the Creative Coalition, balled up on a bus for a three-hour predawn ride from New York to Massachusetts to collect signatures for state-campaign-finance reform. The coffee's awful, and his cell phone doesn't work. "We should have a working phone, even if you have to FedEx one," the actor growls as he tosses the offending cellular to an aide. Maybe he'd be in a better mood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TAKING POLITICAL BABY STEPS | 11/10/1997 | See Source »

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