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Recently, President George W. Bush dusted off one of the lesser-known items in his campaign platform: a new tax on lawyer's fees. Modeled on the "excess benefit" taxes for executives of non-profits, the proposal would tax lawyers' fees at a rate substantially higher than the standard income tax whenever the fees are paid by a state or local government and the fee is above a "reasonable amount." The lawyer tax has been a popular idea in Republican circles for years--Sen. John S. McCain (R-Ariz.) made a similar proposal in 1998--and was part of Bush...
...Roma loan illegal under a 1996 anti-usury act. The law prohibits creditors from charging more than one-and-a-half times current rates. Tomaso went to the bank and asked to renegotiate; he first was turned down, and then the bank offered a deal with a hefty refinancing fee. But the Longos kept pushing, and after paying a smaller penalty of about $4,000 they wrangled a new variable rate, as low as 5.6%. For the Longos, that means paying about $3,600 less every six months. It also means more freedom to enjoy the small luxuries of middle...
Bertelsmann insists the process will be "transparent"--that is, users won't know it is happening. But it would quickly rewrite the regulations of Napster, imposing rules on the relative anarchy that now exists. Napster would probably hand out different keys for different fees. Pay one fee, and you get to listen to some music. Pay more, and you get to keep the music by burning it onto...
...music companies may have their own plans. Vivendi Universal and Sony Music are jointly planning to launch a subscription-based online music service by year-end. And there is the problem of getting consumers to pay. Many companies have tried to convert websites from free to fee; consumers generally respond by going from free to flee...
...device over the other. While the Legend has by far the superior size, shape and display, the clunkier, battery-sucking Geode has better databases and expandability. I suspect the Geode will be the first to tell me where I can find the nearest Fleet Bank (and save me the fee for using some other bank...