Word: gallos
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...will tax the values added to all goods at each stage of the production and sales process. Every time a manufacturer or entrepreneur raises the price of a product, the government will tax this added value at a rate of 10 percent. Without the VAT, Ernest and Julio Gallo sell their Pinot Chardonnay to a wine distributor for $18 a case. But this tax will force the Gallo Bros. to raise the price of their wine to $20, to cover the $2 they will have to pay the government. The wine distributor then sells the Pinot Chardonnay to liquor store...
...special report was written by Associate Editor Burton Pines and researched by Ursula Nadasdy de Gallo. Pines, who taught European history at the University of Wisconsin and served as our Eastern Europe bureau chief from 1970 to 1971, also conceived the remarkable map that accompanies the story. Designed by Paul Pugliese, the head of our map department, and researched by Noel McCoy, the map shows the economic system, standard of living, and degree of political freedom in 134 countries. The result is a visual representation of the political phenomenon of our times...
...writing in response to the attitude of the UFW representatives concerning the end of the Gallo boycott (2/2/78). "(They) feel," your article states, "that the case is not closed." UFW New England director Lucretia Hudzinsky is quoted as saying, "They have to prove that they will negotiate in good faith with us in the future." As a faithful non-buyer of Gallo products during the boycott, I offer a constructive criticism...
...boycott's purpose. To be blunt, the less regard they will have for the effectiveness of the boycott as a legitimate expression of solidarity with UFW goals. This does not mean that the UFW supporter has to forego buying toothpaste or spring term books in favor of Gallo wine. Nor does it mean that one must prefer Gallo products over the previously non-boycotted products if the latter are less expensive or more desirable. But those among us who have in the past avoided Gallo by buying a more expensive or less desirable wine should stand up and be counted...
...answer to the question of whether one can buy a bottle of Gallo wine with a clear conscience, the UFW's New England, Cambridge and Harvard representatives feel that the case is not closed. "The Gallo management was obnoxious in their dealings with us, and they have to prove that they will negotiate in good faith with us in the future," Hudzinsky said...