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...wage earners in the United States pay 56.47 percent of all federal income taxes, the top 10 percent pay 67.3 percent of all income taxes, and the top 50 percent pay a whopping 96.09 percent of all income taxes. Since the top income-earners bear such an overwhelming portion of the federal tax burden, it stands to reason that they’d get more money back in a tax cut. After all, the government cannot return money in the form of tax breaks to people who don’t pay any taxes in the first place...
...disguise. Save for a tune-up win over Division III Ursinus this week, Princeton (6-7) is also coming off an extended break for exams. Penn (8-5), meanwhile, stumbled through the first half of last year’s Ivy slate and has been inconsistent in the early portion of its schedule this year. Star forward Ugonna Onyekwe is coming off a demotion by Quaker coach Fran Dunphy. Onyekwe, whose underachieving has repeatedly drawn Dunphy’s ire, was left out of his team’s starting lineup for five straight games prior to Tuesday?...
While we recognize that the council funds are instrumental in supporting dozens of student groups, the process through which the grants are distributed is in need of substantial reform. Not only does the council dole out a significant portion of its funds to tiny groups that have a negligible impact on improving student life, but it does so with little follow-up or long-term planning. While subsidizing the Tetris Society may bring joy to a handful of students, it does little to advance the council’s goal of serving the interests of the campus at large...
...According a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, portion sizes of "key food groups" served at home grew substantially between 1977 and 1996. The tasty culprits include salty snacks (up 93 calories per serving), sodas (up 49 calories) and Mexican food (up 173 calories). The research included monitoring the food intake - at home and in restaurants - of 63,380 people...
...good portion of the game, that looked like a bad decision from Harvard’s standpoint...