D-Day for Taxpayers Prompts Call for Simpler Tax Code
A historic call for tax reform argues the current code is too complex and burdensome. The editorial urges Congress to pass a simpler flatter system with lower top rates and fewer loopholes, while warning lobbyists protect tax shelters. Citizens should press representatives for reform to ease future tax season burdens.
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Senate
Finance Committee
U.S. Army
IRS
Congress
Washington
Pharaonic Libraries and the LBJ Presidential Vault
An essay critiques the Lyndon Baines Johnson library at the University of Texas as a vast marble tomb for a failed dream, noting its size, costs, and heavy taxpayer funding. It argues for reduced public financing and greater private support, contrasting with the preservation of Lincoln’s legacy.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
University of Texas
Austin
LBJ
Kennedy
Nixon
Ford
Carter
Ronald Reagan
Library of Congress
Lawton Chiles
D-Fla
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Prolonged Nuclear Plant Builds Raise Consumer Costs
The article notes U S built plants take about 14 years to finish in this country, while global sites using U S technology are completed in five to nine years. It explains longer construction drives up costs, reflected in higher monthly electric bills for consumers.
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U. S
America Loves Iacocca Drafts Are For Dreamers
Washington reports a surge of admiration for Lee Iacocca as a potential presidential draft figure. Analysts warn the Iacocca movement is a delusion, noting the demanding, open nominating process and the need for genuine pursuit of the office.
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Washington
America
Lee Iacocca
Horatio Alger
Chrysler
Iacocca
Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
U.S
Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
New Hampshire
Lodge
Johnson
Jon Margolis
Regardie’s
Margolis
Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island
Yacocca
Michigan
Greg Schneiders
Jimmy Carter
John Glenn
Eisenhower
Willkie
Schneiders
Sherman
Dear Dr Graham and Mrs E R Message on fear and faith after cancer
A reader asks for religious guidance after cancer surgery. The response urges facing spiritual need, turning to Christ in repentance and faith, and notes God’s patience and second chances as described in 2 Peter 3 9.
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Christ
Peter
Not Bad Piece Of Work Gun Control Bill
A columnist argues the House gun control bill is a constructive compromise aligning with the McClure Volkmer framework. It favors limits on machine guns, firmer penalties, and added gun owner checks, noting gaps like waiting periods and ammunition regulation.
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Washington
House
Senate
National Rifle Association
Robert F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
NRA
Pat Moynihan
New York
United States of America
Stockman’s flawed revolutionary tale and vanishing Reagan era
The memoir arrives amid secrecy and hype over a $2 million contract and prepublication whispers. Stockman’s critique of Reagan’s revolution is sharp but narrow, painting a Dickensian cast of insiders. The book’s revelations are overshadowed by time, economic shifts, and Stockman’s own disillusionment.
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New York City
David Stockman
Washington
Newsweek
Stockman
Donald Regan
House
Tip O'Neill
Jim Wright
Jack Kemp
Caspar Weinberger
White House
James Baker
Edwin Meese
Michael Deaver
Fellas
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
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