Tax reform debate features Mondale amendments and minimum tax critiques
The Pioneer Opinion Page discusses Senate Finance Committee work on HR10H12 tax reform with Mondale backed amendments. It highlights proposed changes to corporate and individual minimum taxes and to cap windfalls for wealthy investors, critiquing current provisions as favoring high earners and urging relief for middle-income brackets.
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Senate Finance
Senate
Minnesota
Walter Mondale
Mondale
Senate Committee On Finance
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Dinner with Deep Throat across Washington In 1970
Art Buchwald imagines a Fourth of July dinner with Deep Throat of Watergate fame. He sketches a garage setting near Washington with Kentucky Fried Chicken and beer, questions Woodward, Nixon aides, and a movie deal tied to a Woodward-Bernstein narrative.
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Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Teddy Hagdevelt
al Capone
Richard Nixon
Sans Souci
Washington Post
Bob Woodward
Robert Redford
Woodward
Haldeman
Ehrlichia
Colson
Nixon
Capitol Will
Deep Throat
Partment
New York Times
Bernstein
Hal Holbrook
Beh Woodward
Watergate
United States
U.S. wealth growth over two centuries highlights rising personal share
The article cites Prof. Kendrick tracing U.S. net wealth from 4 billion in 1775 to 5.7 trillion in 1975 and per capita wealth rising sharply. It notes the personal sector’s share grew from 28.5 to 40.3 percent by 1995, while business and government shares declined, with foreign assets slim.
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New York
Saya
John Kendrick
Kendrick
George Washington University
Morgan Guaranty Survey
Hough
The Veeps Weigh In On Presidential Nominees
Virginia Payette critiques how vice presidential picks are made and warns the public about overvaluing a running mate. She notes the impact is limited and argues for deeper scrutiny of the ticket’s leadership qualities.
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Sviro
White House
Tarzan
Jane
Women’s Fights
Barbara Jociac
HUD
Carla Hills
Deep South
Nepublican Sty
Ridward Lrooke
Oval Office
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Soviets: Always as good as their word says Lofton
John Lofton Jr. questions Soviet honesty amid SALT tensions. He cites Kamchatka ICBM deployments, Brien light warheads, and a 55-20 missile, arguing U.S. intelligence tracks growing violations. He notes State Department and Kissinger reactions and Ford’s pledge on a nuclear test ban.
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John Lofton, Jr
Washington
U.S
Thun
Kamchatka 64
Wingeon
Kamchatka Pralreuls
Aviation Week & Space Technology
Clarence Robinson Jr
United States
State Department
Sidder Icbma
State
Sovests
U. S
Wayne Hays
Stata
St Low
Henry Kissinger
Oval Office
Ford
United Features Syndicate
Bicentennial boosts flag business with wide choices
The Bicentennial drives demand for U S flag makers and confuses shoppers with many sizes and materials. The standard three by five flag remains popular, retailing roughly 10 to 20 dollars, with prices rising from inflation and material costs.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Weller
U.S
Michael Liberman
Valley Forge Flag Co
Second Continental Congress
United States
Union
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