Capital gains tax clash shapes housing exemption
The Ways and Means Committee backs a capital gains cut and a $100000 home sale exemption for primary residences, potentially nullifying taxes for most sellers. President Carter opposes the cut but backs the exemption feature, amid broader tax relief plans and bipartisan debate on inflation and jobs.
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Tito and Belgrade Teeter on Non Alignment Debate
A late 1960s analysis critiques the Belgrade talks on non alignment with Tito urging clear stance against Soviet and Cuban meddling. It notes ministers from India Indonesia Yugoslavia and Arab states avoid direct clashes with Moscow and Havana and suggests a Havana summit may be canceled postponed or conditioned on Castro’s troop pullback from Africa.
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Soft Technology Emerges in 1980 Politics
The piece traces the rise of appropriate and soft technology ideas from Schumacher to Brown and Carter, noting Norman's advocacy for cost effective tech that creates jobs. It contrasts tech policy with tax cuts championed by Howard Jarvis and Prop 13, predicting these terms will shape 1980 debates.
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Jimmy Carter
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Colin Norman
Worldwatch Institute
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IBM
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Howard Jarvis
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We're Not Number I Am Not Number One Anymore
The piece argues the United States loses global economic leadership due to environmental, safety, and crime factors plus generous welfare discouraging work. It cites Brookings with three growth inhibitors and criticizes Carter and Steiger on capital gains tax, using examples of cab licenses and home gains to show taxes erode gains.
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U.S
Brookings Institution
William A. Steiger
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Letters to the Editor at The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters for publication. Writers must sign in their handwriting and letters are subject to space, clarity, fact, taste and libel considerations. No subject matter limit, but letters should be about 200 words unless editors permit exceptions.
Taxed to support the rich and the brave new liberals
Ashley Sees It argues about political prisoners in the United States and tax evasion standpoints. It questions whether paying taxes justifies politicians’ perks and criticizes liberal rhetoric and self enrichment by lawmakers. The piece links taxation, poverty, and free enterprise to political power.
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