Word: forli
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The fact that Science for the People has acted as it has is persuasive to many that there is at least an element of truth in their accusations. As there is no truth to them, what motivates SFTP? Their own ideology places emphasis on class interest--or, more simply, greed...
The confrontational nature of recent history has developed in some individuals on the left (and the right) an appetite for self-righteous hatred and self-dramatizing "unmaskings." In these individuals, the urge to feed this appetite has grown stronger than the impulse to honestly scrutinize the object of the attack...
Lastly, one marvels at Science for the People's heroic incomprehension of their own vulnerability when they speak of the ideological legitimization of genocidal action. Every source of prestige (including Darwin), from religion to science to social science, has been used to legitimize genocide, powerseeking, and exploitation. Applying their own...
Mr. Feinberg criticizes Senator Long for saying that our income tax structure is "progressive to the point of being counter-productive." It might interest Mr. Feinberg to know that at present our highest marginal tax rates generate very little revenue. Furthermore, the institution of more progressive tax structures than ours...
It is easy to apply technical terms such as "progressive" or "regressive" taxes to everyday life. The value-added tax will force poorer people to pay more taxes while relieving giant corporations of much of their own tax burden. That's not theory, it's fact. To say that equitable...