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...insurgency works was on show in the village we visited - a small collection of huts Deva and his unit of 130 men and women use as an occasional base as they constantly shift around the hills. There, as elsewhere, the Naxalites run a parallel administration, complete with tax collectors, a school and very basic health facilities. Late in the afternoon, seven women militants dressed in tunics and red sashes danced and sang for gathered villagers, preaching the benefits of Maoism, railing against exploitative mining companies and chanting about the evils of New Delhi. Dozens of young kids listened intently...
...what can we do besides drive less and use fluorescent bulbs? For starters, we should keep the presidential candidates focused not on the merits of temporary tax cuts on gasoline but on how the U.S. can marshal its resources to tackle our biggest environmental and geopolitical problems. Which candidate will successfully guide our generation's "moon shot" to achieve sustainable energy, food and water for the planet...
...national mall, these words need to be chiseled in granite for the children of our children to read, showing that in this year there was a recognition of reality: "The message many Republicans took from Reagan's successes of the '80s and still preach today is that tax cuts pay for themselves. That's nonsense." David C. Hoffmeister, EASTON...
...simple answer to our tax-system chaos is to abolish the IRS and adopt the Fair Tax. If everyone "who stays in America pays for America," there would be no reason to fund bloated federal bureaucracies to pursue tax scofflaws. Every person would pay 23% on every new car, suit, pair of shoes, radio or home. In return, individuals and companies would pay no income tax. With no disincentives to earning more, investment would boom. The stronger dollar would also deflate the price of oil, killing two birds with one stone. John P. Kuchta Jr., VIRGINIA BEACH...
...Parsley of Ohio, whose support he had previously courted, defended and celebrated as keystones of his effort to woo his party's Christian-conservative base. The next day, his wife Cindy reversed a long-held pledge of her own and released the initial pages of her 2006 tax return to the public. A self-imposed ban on lobbyists has forced the departure of five of McCain's advisers, including former Representative Tom Loeffler, the campaign's national finance co-chairman, and holds the prospect that others will follow them out the door. Behind the scenes, the campaign seems...