Word: taxed
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CAPITALISM: this economic system is supposedly based upon the individual's right to the fruits of his or her labor. Its opponents are either stupid or unpatriotic. Actually, "capitalism" is a system where power is concentrated in the hands of a relatively small number of multinational corporations. The tax code and the structure of the economy are used as tools to exploit the average worker and to benefit the wealthy. Control of property and essential resources are left to private businessmen and self-interested merchants. This system should be called ECONOMIC VIOLENCE...
...request also included queries about the club's tax status, the way it lets freshman know about its existence, whether the club is rented out for parties and whether it is on Harvard's Centrex phone system or has a mailbox on campus...
...Democrats don't much care how Bush retreats from his no-tax, no-cuts campaign promise, as long as he does so. "The most statesmanlike thing to do in politics," says Johnston, "is to tell the truth during a campaign. After you've concluded that you can't win that way, the second most statesmanlike thing is to borrow from Earl Long and tell the people you lied." Johnston doesn't expect Bush to ape Long, but he does expect him "to set the stage and move by degrees. At some point, possibly under the cover of the National Economic...
Bush is also scheduled to name two members to the bipartisan National Economic Commission, which is seeking ways to balance the budget. Although he scorned the committee during the campaign as a stalking horse for a tax increase, he could encourage its work by appointing pragmatists rather than supply-side theorists. Another signal to the markets might come from Bush's choice of a Defense Secretary, since he must decide whether he wants a skilled politician or a disciplined manager. Among the finalists: former Texas Senator John Tower, who has strong ties to defense contractors, and Paul O'Neill, chief...
...just the sort of heartless harassment that has made the Internal Revenue Service one of the most resented arms of the Federal Government. A while ago, the IRS sent a computerized notice to journalism professor Alann Steen, telling him that if he did not cough up back taxes due on his 1984 return within 30 days, the tax collectors would take him to court. But there was a hitch. For the past 21 months, Steen has been one of the Americans held hostage by Islamic terrorists in Lebanon. As such, Steen, 49, seems to qualify for the unofficial IRS policy...