VAT debate risks burdening Americans without repeal plan
George Will argues against enacting a value-added tax while keeping the income tax. He contends a VAT would intensify government growth, rely on crisis politics, and burden consumers, especially the poor, unless the 16th Amendment is repealed. He notes senior citizens and tax revenue distributions and calls for spending cuts to preserve limited government.
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Barack Obama
Deficit Reduction Commission
Judd Gregg
Tom Coburn
Michael Crapo
Paul Ryan
Dave Camp
Jeb Hensarling
Almanac highlights for April 19 2010 and notable facts
April 19 2010 marks day 109 of the year with historical events from Lexington and Concord to the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. It notes birthdays of actors and athletes, a Pope election, the Murrah Building bombing, and population data for Oklahoma City.
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Joseph Ratzinger
Benedict XVI
James Franco
Kate Hudson
John J. McDermott
New York City
Budrus film exposes Israeli-Palestinian land clash and hope
The documentary Budrus chronicles villagers in a West Bank village resisting a security fence amid olive grove destruction. It portrays Ayed Morrar's nonviolent activism, Israeli peace advocates, and mixed reactions, ending with a compromised barrier and broader questions about U.S. support for Israel.
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West Bank
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U.s.-Mexico
America
Robert Frost
Ayed Morrar
Mahatma Gandhi
Martin Luther King
Britain
Hamas
Fatah
Stephen M. Walt
Harvard
John Mearsheimer
U.S
Debating Sex Education Guidelines in Wisconsin Schools
Dayton Daily News columnist D L Stewart reflects on a Wisconsin dispute over state sex education rules. Governors require comprehensive instruction including condom and birth control use while a county district attorney warns that teaching such skills could be delinquency. reacties show wide division among teachers and the public.
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Wisconsin
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