Word: uniformization
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...countries. Truckers in the U.S. are limited to 10 hours of driving time each day; Canada has a limit of 13; Mexico has no limit. Canada and the U.S. require front brakes, while Mexico does not. The U.S. is the only one that requires random drug testing. Even if uniform rules are agreed on, enforcement will remain a problem. As part of its safety program, the Texas department of public safety conducts periodic raids on the customs yard at Laredo, Higgerson says. But Richard Sparks, a former customs agent, recalls that whenever a raid begins, customs brokers, who operate...
Once upon a time, all income taxes were flat. Our country's first income tax, instituted to raise funds for the Second World War, was completely uniform except for some quickly-added exemptions for the destitute. But over the past half-century, as tax rates rose along with national income, we moved to a graduated system with higher rates for higher earners...
TROUBLE IN UNIFORM...
Army medic Michael New was arraigned in a U.S. Army court for refusing to wear U.N. insignia with his uniform. New was to be sent to Macedonia to be part of a U.N. peacekeeping force but remained in Germany after refusing to wear the U.N.'s blue helmet and armband. He has said that it is illegal to wear a U.N. uniform or serve under U.N. authority because he swore to uphold only the U.S. Constitution and government. If the Army court agrees, New's case could strengthen the cause of Congressmen who oppose putting U.S. troops under U.N. command...
...fervent minority that seeks to keep the MIA issue alive," says TIME Defense correspondent Mark Thompson. "We should bear in mind, however, that there are many more people unaccounted for from the Korean War and World War II. The great majority of Americans, both in and out of uniform, want closure on the MIA issue...