Word: taxed
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Committee counsel Richard Phelan insisted that Mallick did have such an interest, if only because his extensive oil and real estate holdings made him much more vulnerable to any change in tax laws than the ordinary American. But Mallick does not meet three standard tests of direct interest: he is not a lobbyist, he employs no lobbyists, and he does not have a political-action committee. By the standard of interest that the ethics committee seems to be applying to Mallick, says one member of Congress, "I couldn't talk to my own mother. She's 65, and on Social...
...Club frequently has requested tax reductions known as abatements, arguing that high city taxes could force the club to fold...
...club claimed that the University would obtain its property, and the city would lose tax revenue because of Harvard's tax-exempt status...
...hospital is the city's third largest source of income, and increases in its deficit could lead to tax hikes, according to a budget report prepared by City Manager Robert W. Healy...
...said tax cuts up to $700 million resulted in the state taking on much of the burden for these programs itself. Despite additional cuts in aid to health and welfare programs, however, the state budget is still over $150 billion off balance, Lashman said...