Word: taxingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...true that he appears in little immediate danger: the consequences of unseating the party's leader seem vastly worse than the damage Gingrich has done, and, more important, Republicans have no obvious replacement. But both his allies and his enemies say this summer's struggle over shaping the tax bill, the initial versions of which both houses expect to pass with much fanfare this week, may determine whether Gingrich survives the year. "If he blows it," says an influential G.O.P. strategist close to the leadership, "it is his last shot. He will lose his speakership...
...could be yet another wave of consolidation--or even wholesale corporate restructuring--across the industry, as cost cutting becomes paramount. Some lawyers will lose out as the industry redirects some of the $600 million it spends annually on legal expenses. Remarkably, the industry will find some savings on its tax bill: the settlement costs are deductible...
...evidentiary standards of the industry's devising, the whole settlement package is a toothless wonder and should be tabled. Even granted essential regulatory muscle, the FDA needs both the resolve to carry forward its regimen and the funding to do it properly; perhaps revenues from a higher federal cigarette tax should be earmarked for this purpose. Arguments that government-certified weaker cigarettes might only encourage youngsters to take up the habit, would-be quitters not to, and addicted smokers to consume more cigarettes to compensate for their reduced fix per puff cannot be airily dismissed. But failure to outlaw...
Forget the Republican Revolution. In the nation's notoriously rancorous capital, it's the information revolution that's rallying pols against the taxman. The hot topic these days: how and when to tax commerce on the Internet. Next week the Clinton Administration will unroll its Framework for Global Electronic Commerce, and firms that sell everything from books to cars online are lobbying feverishly...
...With the tax bill squared away, the White House gets nervous WASHINGTON, D.C.: It was a very happy day on the Hill as Congressmen flush with funds from a surging economy got to play Santa in the form of a $135 billion tax cut package, the largest tax relief in more than a decade. Coming a day after the House overwhelmingly voted for its GOP-sponsored tax relief proposal, the White House is feeling the pressure to make a deal fast. Just minutes after the House bill passed the bill, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin was sequestered with chief House tax...