Word: deductibility
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that country. In France, as well as in Belgium, Italy and Denmark, at least 75% of children ages 3 to 5 are in some form of state-funded preschool programs. In Japan both the government and most companies offer monthly subsidies to parents with children. In Germany parents may deduct the cost of child care from their taxes. "Under our tax laws," observes Congresswoman Pat Schroeder of Colorado, "a businesswoman can deduct a new Persian rug for her office but can't deduct most of her costs for child care. The deduction for a Thoroughbred horse is greater than that...
...DOLLARS AT WORK. Manufacturers of four of the Pentagon's most controversial projects -- the B-2 Stealth bomber, the F-15E and F-14D fighter planes, and the V-22 transport aircraft -- are using tax dollars to persuade Congress not to cut their programs. The manufacturers are allowed to deduct $1.4 million spent advertising the merits of their products. The Pentagon tried last year to kill the F-14D and the V-22, but Congress restored funding...