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...studies indicate that most people who take advantage of state amnesties faithfully file U.S. tax returns, presumably because of stricter enforcement at the federal level, the House Budget Committee reckons that a federal pardon might raise only $1 billion to $2 billion. Critics of an amnesty, including the IRS, contend that the extra revenue would be canceled out by increased evasion from scofflaws banking on similar programs in the future. "Even if an amnesty is successful, it is a short-term benefit," said Republican Senator Slade Gorton of Washington. "It tells taxpayers that they are suckers...
...discrimination, a tactic that in recent years had the unusual effect of allying some left-leaning feminists and conservative moralists. The idea was developed by Law Professor Catharine MacKinnon, a visiting scholar at Stanford, and Andrea Dworkin, a New York feminist writer (Pornography: Men Possessing Women). They contend that by enforcing a subordinate image of women, porn promotes violence against them and hinders their chances of achieving equal opportunity. In the past the court has permitted restrictions on free speech when a "compelling" government objective is involved--for instance, to protect children by outlawing child pornography. Dworkin argues that women...
...Pentagon, upset at not getting the 100 big MX missiles that it originally requested, is bridling at the cost of Midgetman--perhaps $44 billion eventually. Defense officials and congressional allies contend that the expense could be cut in half by building 170 "Super-Midgetman" missiles, each weighing 90,000 lbs. and carrying three warheads, which would still be mobile. That would defeat the purpose, cry Midgetman boosters. Reducing the number of launchers, making them larger and therefore harder to move quickly, and putting more warheads on each would make the entire arsenal more vulnerable to surprise attack. A secret report...
Even though other Latin American nations are in somewhat better shape than Mexico, they contend that over the long haul the debt burden could cripple their economies, stir social unrest and conceivably bring down their shaky governments as well. Declared Argentine Foreign Minister Dante Caputo last week: "This debt is the epicenter in the fragility of our democratic systems...
...papers. When the strikers tried to discourage fellow union members from distributing the papers, the courts fined them a total of $70,000 and seized the assets of Dean's group. News International officials claim that 90% of the papers' usual press run is being met, though union leaders contend the figure is closer to 50%. "I feel like a man who has been on a life sentence and has just been freed," said Murdoch. "I feel wonderful...