Be fair not greedy on taxes from foreign firms
The editorial argues for fair taxation of foreign companies operating in the United States with an estimated 5.6 billion in corporate taxes on 686 billion in 1987 sales, a rate under 1 percent. It cites transfer pricing and long-standing nonpayment and urges enforceable laws and broader fairness to avoid overburdening middle income Americans.
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U.S
Internal Revenue Service
United States
Uncle Sam
Rep
J.J. Pickle
Dtexas
Subcommittee
IRS
Washington
Census takers face unemployment benefit cut mid count
The Census Bureau and Congress shifted unemployment rules after April 20, cutting benefits for census workers hired during the count. Critics call the mid census change a poor precedent and an insult, risking staffing for Census 2000.
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Ggg
New York Times
Congress
Census Bureau
Federal Labor Department
Feminine power debate tests stereotypes in politics
Joyce Parnick surveys the feminization of power as women win office. Dianne Feinstein argues a woman may better protect abortion rights, prompting criticism that gender is being used to appeal to prejudice. The piece stresses that capability and character matter more than gender.
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Joyce Parnick
Molly Yard
National Organization For Women
Dianne Feinstein
California
Ward
Feinstein
Old Growth Forests and the Case for Long Term Forestry
The narrator recalls a logging scene in Idaho and weighs old growth preservation against timber demand. He argues the Forest Service shapes policy, promotes road-building to access groves, and suggests extending cutting rotations to 500 years to balance lumber needs with aging groves and wildlife. The piece critiques both loggers and environmentalists while urging visionary, long term forestry planning.
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Idaho
Earth First
Forest Service
War footing needed for Iowa’s war on drugs
Iowa faces rising criminal filings up 13 percent in 1989 and pending cases up 28.7 percent since 1988. Indigent defense funds are short while jails overflow, fueling calls to fund criminal defense first and civil aid second, with a federal- state budget gap highlighted. The governor’s task force seeks deeper fixes as resources remain limited.
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Iowa
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Board of
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
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Kerry Elsen
Nark Bowden
U.S. House
Ways and Means Committee
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Warren Kane
America
Mario Cuomo
New York
Tom Bradley
Los Angeles
New York Times Service
Molly
Sawtooth Logging Company
Cedar Rapids
Indian Creek
The
Pacific Northwest
Branstad Priority
Legal Services Corporation of
Terry Branstad
Iowa State Bar Association
the Association
Defense Department
Pentagon
Judicial Department
Allen E. Brennecke
Marshalltown
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