Word: taxing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Bulger said the group may also discuss a new tax package now being planned by the House Democratic leadership...
...rewards of marriage in today's society are more than merely emotional. Among the tangible benefits available to husbands and wives are coverage under their spouses' health and pension plans, rights of inheritance and community property, the joys of joint tax returns, and claims to each other's rent- controlled apartments...
...family, with its economic interdependence, is the foundation of a strong society. But what about a gay couple? They might be similarly dependent on each other, economically and emotionally. Yet no state in the U.S. allows them to marry legally, and nowhere are they offered the same medical, pension, tax and legal advantages as married heterosexuals...
Dukakis had his own solution: further tax increases of $600 million. Dismayed legislators warned that the public would never accept such hikes. As the debt climbed dangerously, Democratic leaders decided Dukakis was unable to accept or even comprehend what had to be done. Worse, the Governor seemed incapable of bringing rivals together. Under weak leadership, opportunistic legislators are struggling to save pet projects while cutting into school budgets, law enforcement, the environment and aid to the disadvantaged...
Despite last week's setback in San Francisco, homosexual lovers are winning rights as "domestic partners," with resulting health, tax and housing benefits...