Debating Inheritance Tax Reforms Amid Rising Rates
The piece outlines how the estate tax evolved from a 10 percent top rate on estates over 5 million in 1916 to 55 percent on estates over 3 million, affecting many middle class heirs. It notes proposals to raise exemptions, lower top rates, and even abolish the tax, with Republicans and Democrats both weighing revisions. The article cites Senate and House positions, farmers’ concerns, and the aim to curb burdens on heirs facing large tax bills after a founder’s death.
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Congress
House
Newt Gingrich
Senate
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Gingrich
San Diego Union-Tribune
Reed's resignation cements Christian Coalition as a GOP influence
Reed resigns as executive director of the Christian Coalition, prompting praise from religious conservatives who credit him with shaping the movement into a potent political force aligned with the Republican Party. The article weighs the coalition’s power, its absolutist antiabortion stance, and the risk of alienating moderates within the GOP ahead of future elections.
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Pat Robertson
Reed
Republican Party
Afl-Cio
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Congress
White House
Ralph Reed
Local North Dakota and Philadelphia trips shape Aiken news lens
The Aiken Standard reflects on what counts as local news as it carries stories across places from Fargo North Dakota to Philadelphia. It highlights Suburban public safety chief Busbee and interim director Abrams traveling to a national summit, plus reader feedback on recent editorials and the paper’s community role.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken County
Aiken — Standard
Lin Smithwick
Fargo
California
Lin
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Julie Suits
Joan
Thad Suits
Aiken
North Dakota
Pat Tolton
Robinson-Humphrey
Pat
High
Polton School
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
Aiken Public Safety
Carrol Busbee
Carol McCormack
United Way
United Way of America
Carol
Karen Papouchado
Rotary Club
Karen
Barbara Strack
Philadelphia
Murdered Sister Still Unsolved in Aiken Case
Letter from Eddie Cox recalls the July 27 1998 murder of his sister Mary Fields in Aiken and notes no conviction. He urges new evidence and thanks investigators and officials who worked the case while lamenting lack of updates for family.
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Mary Fields
Aiken
Blondell Cox
Mary
Eddie Cox
Rock Hill
Letters to the Editor Addresses for Aiken Standard
Readers are directed to address letters to the Aiken Standard at P O Box 456 in Aiken South Carolina 29002 or to email via editorial letters at escapenet.
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Shunter
Scescape.net
Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
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Escape
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