Word: deductionism
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The word of a mostly Black jury, then, is acceptable, though that of a white one is not. Such a deduction is far from revelatory--the Nation of Islam has been Black separatist for years. But even worse for our nation's future than such segregationist tendencies are the invectives...
That's exactly what Republican critics accuse the NEA and the NEH of doing. Moreover, if the flat-tax enthusiasts in the G.O.P. have their way, private and corporate arts subsidies--especially gifts to museums--will vanish as tax-deduction inducements evaporate. This will destroy the mechanism that made American...
Reich pitched several other initiatives, suchas an expansion of child care, a tax deduction ofup to $10,000 for individuals enrolled in jobtraining courses and a 90-cent increase of theminimum wage--which he said is at a 40-year lowwhen adjusted for inflation.
IRS and White House officials think tax reformers are misreading the public: what really angers honest taxpayers is the prevalence of cheaters. "We do make mistakes from time to time," says IRS commissioner Margaret Richardson. But she adds, "I think people are more concerned about fraud in the system, and...
But rougher days are ahead. The contract will be harder to pass in the Senate, where most of its provisions face Democratic filibusters. That strain could tear the lobbyists apart. The fealty of the Christian Coalition will be sorely tested, for example, if the Senate, as expected, pares the group...