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The provision, which went into effect last week, put the U.S. Government and a handful of states on a collision course. The state legislature of Connecticut, which has outlawed tandem trailers on all roads since 1949, voted to continue its ban, thus becoming the first state to defy the new...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rigged for a Collision Course | 4/18/1983 | See Source »

Against all these evaders, the IRS is wielding an array of new weapons. Last summer's Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) empowered it to prosecute tax shelters that it considers "abusive" rather than waiting to check on individual returns that use such shelters. The act authorized the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cheating by the Millions | 3/28/1983 | See Source »

Tucked away in the $5 billion public works job bill that President Reagan is expected to sign is a provision that could allocate as little as $75 million for worker retraining programs. That modest sum is a sign of recognition-a lamentably small sign-of one of the nation'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Growing Gap in Retraining | 3/28/1983 | See Source »

A congressional conference committee yesterday evening eliminated a provision in a Social Security bill which would have cost the University $200,000.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Social Security | 3/25/1983 | See Source »

But it is. A 1962 Massachusetts conflict-of-interest statute forbids awarding any municipal contract to a relative of a government employee. Violations are punishable by fines up to $1,000. To clear the air, Selectman Alan Wilder (who is also on the board of health and the planning, cemetery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Mar. 21, 1983 | 3/21/1983 | See Source »

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