tax breaka and the Wall Street Journal

[michael at ecst.csuchico.edu]

Actually, my brother who was the head of a national 
jewelry group piad Danny $5000 to get action on 
part of the repeal of the luxury tax.  I was surprised 
how cheap his vote was.
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> michael perelman wrote:
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> > 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.
> >
> > --
> > Michael Perelman
> > Economics Department
> > California State University
> > Chico, CA 95929
> >
> > Tel. 530-898-5321
> > E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
> 
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> 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.....
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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