Terrific Kids program sparks debate in Black Mountain
Parents chorus to Kiwanis over Terrific Kids as schools pause the award citing vague criteria and impact on self esteem. Critics say labeling children as terrific risks hurting others while Kiwanis defends global success and urges professional review.
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Patrick Korth
Black Mountain Prima
Kiwanis Club
Patrick
Kathy
Kiwanis
Black Mountain
Appalachian
Emily Blanchard-Reid
Black Mountain Parent-Teacher Organization
Chris Rice
Indianapolis
Worldwide Club For
Monroe Gilmour
Gilmour
Carlton Smith
Florida
MacDonald’s
Kiwanis International
Smith
Connie Groves
Rice
Jered Rowland
Mortgage deduction fuels political battles over tax reform
The home mortgage interest deduction attracts about a quarter of individual returns and costs the Treasury an estimated 232.6 billion dollars from 1998 to 2002. Proponents urge grandfathering existing mortgages under any reform while eliminating new loans, arguing transition rules are essential to avoid disruption. Critics call it a rich-man subsidy, though supporters stress its role in home ownership amid a complex tax code.
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Washington
Federal Treasury
Stephen Moore
Cato Institute
Gregory Jenner
Coopers & Lybrand LLP
Congress
Joint Committee On Taxation
Jim Lucier
Americans For Tax Reform
House
Dick Gephardt
Citizens For A Sound Economy
J.D. Foster
The
Tax Foundation
Foster
Moore
Citizens For
Liz Tobias
Tobias
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