Critics Assess The 94th Congress Performance
Opinion piece blasts the 94th Congress for deficit spending and poor returns for taxpayers. It notes proposed pay hikes postponed, record spending, and little reform despite new offices and budget pressures. It argues Congress shapes laws, not the President, and urges voters to act in elections.
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Spenning
Ford
Senate
House
Armed Services Committees
Congress
95Th Congress
U.S
Angola
Tax withholding on gambling winnings explained
Sylvia Porter outlines that 20 percent of gambling winnings over thresholds must be withheld for IRS. Winnings over 1,000 from wagers such as sweepstakes, state lotteries, or high odds bets trigger withholding. bingo keno and slots are exempt. net proceeds minus ticket costs determine the taxable amount.
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IRS
Congress
Tax on Winnings and Foreign Convention Deductions
The article explains tax withholding on gambling winnings and how to offset it with gambling losses by itemizing deductions. It covers reporting requirements for winnings, the need to provide taxpayer IDs, and keeping losing tickets. It then details new limitations on deductions for attending foreign conventions after 1976, including travel and subsistence rules, the two-convention cap, and a required “report card” with detailed activity schedules and officer-signed statements from sponsors for IRS verification.
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IRS
CIA backed secret police linked to abuses abroad
The CIA has funded and cooperated with secret police like KCIA DINA and SAVAK, allegedly aiding operations in the United States. Reports cite burglaries kidnappings and planned murders linked to these agencies, with critics urging disclosure of CIA foreign agreements and questioning its domestic involvement.
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Mot
United States
South Korea
KCIA
Chile
DINA
Iran
SAVAK
U.S
FBI
Donald Fraser
Dminn
CIA
Mas
CTA
Thew
KGB
Richard Cottam
University of Pittsburgh
Joe Spear
State Department
Mansur Ratizadeh
Wages for Everyone Who Works Housewife Union Groups
The piece reports Chicago area housewives forming the Chicago Waves for Housework Committee, organizing leaflets at malls to recruit members while similar groups appear in Brooklyn and Los Angeles. It argues wage equality for all workers, including working housewives, as a political issue and questions how such a platform would be funded by government programs.
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Chicago
Voters face muddled race as debates stir critics
A reader voices confusion over President Ford and Jimmy Carter after watching debates and media clips. He cites alleged misstatements, criticizes Carter's Playboy interview, and questions ethics, while comments on policy plans like wage-for-housework proposals and media portrayal.
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