michael perelman wrote:
> A reporter for the Wall Street Journal has posted requests for crazy taxes that
> have been levied over the last 1000 years. I responded that there has also been
> considerable craziness in tax breaks.
>
> I wonder if you might have some suggestions to pass on to the paper.
>
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> Michael Perelman
> Economics Department
> California State University
> Chico, CA 95929
>
> Tel. 530-898-5321
> E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
================== I agree that the focus should also be on tax breaks. The book "America: What Went Wrong" by Barlett and Steele is very interesting on this point and these two Phili Inquirer journalists should be contacted for one hell of a story. I heard them speak and was able to talk with them later, wherein I discovered that these guys really were "tax code technicians" and found something like 750 special "dispensations" buried in the code. Often these clauses are meant for one particular person or family or company(remember C. Clifford/DuPonts, etc!!!***??##*). Actually, I'll bet someone like Dan Rostentowski (Ex-Ways&Means Committee) probably even beat Clark Clifford on the total special give-aways.....