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	President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform - Executive Order
		By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to assist in reforming the Federal Internal Revenue Code to benefit all Americans, it is hereby ordered as follows:
		By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to extend the reporting deadline of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform, it is hereby ordered as follows:
		By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to further extend the reporting deadline of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform, it is hereby ordered as follows:
	www.taxreformpanel.gov /executive-order.shtml (796 words)

	Encyclopedia: United States Democratic Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		State legislatures are the lawmaking bodies of the 50 states in the United States of America.
		The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as the U.S., the Union, the North, or the Yankees; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as the Confederate States of America, the CSA, the Confederacy...
		The Reform Party of the United States of America (abbreviated Reform Party USA or RPUSA) is a political party in the United States, founded by Ross Perot in 1995 under the belief that Americans were disillusioned with the state of politics--as being corrupt and unable to deal with vital...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/United-States-Democratic-Party (9485 words)

	United States - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about United States (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The USA is a federal republic comprising 50 states and the District of Columbia.
		The secretary of state, James F Byrnes, represented the USA at a series of international conferences beginning with the General Assembly of the United Nations in January 1946, and ending with the Peace Conference in Paris from July to October.
		In his January 1998 annual State of the Union address, President Clinton proposed that future projected federal budget surpluses – commencing with a $39-billion surplus for fiscal 1998, the first surplus since 1969 – should be used to strengthen the social security (state pensions) system rather than to reduce taxes, as the Republican opposition proposed.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /United+States (11727 words)

	Tax Reform Act of 1969 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United States Tax Reform Act of 1969 established individual and corporate minimum taxes, established a new tax schedule for single taxpayers, and lowered the maximum rate on earned income from 70 percent to 50 percent.
		The act phased in an increase in the personal exemption amount from $600 to $750, repealed the investment tax credit, and delayed the scheduled reduction in the telephone and automobile excise taxes.
		The income tax surcharge was temporarily extended at a 5 percent annual rate through June 30, 1970.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tax_Reform_Act_of_1969 (144 words)

	Republican Party (United States) - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The current President of the United States, George W. Bush, is a member of the party – and by rules common to both major U.S. parties, its head – and it has majorities in the Senate and the House.
		In the early 20th century, the traditional symbol of the Republican party in Midwestern states such as Indiana and Ohio was the eagle, as opposed to the Democratic rooster.
		The post-war emergence of the United States as one of two superpowers and rapid social change caused the Republican Party to divide into a conservative faction (dominant in the West and Southeast) and a liberal faction (dominant in New England) – combined with a residual base of inherited progressive Midwestern Republicanism active throughout the century.
	open-encyclopedia.com /United_States_Republican_Party (3026 words)

	UNITED STATES: Corporate tax reform? - International Herald Tribune
		This issue was on the agenda earlier in Bush's second term, and in early 2005 the president convened an advisory panel on tax reform that produced recommendations in November 2005.
		Congress is currently considering reforming some tax code provisions that hedge funds and private equity principals have employed to pay lower effective tax rates; increasing the tax burden on oil company profits by tinkering with the system of allowable deductions; and making it more difficult for US corporations to relocate to offshore tax havens.
		Yet since that tax reform was enacted, incremental changes to the tax code have led to a return to a relatively high tax regime.
	www.iht.com /articles/2007/08/01/news/01oxan-ustaxreform.php (868 words)

	News Release: United States Should Reform Tax System and Adjust All New Business Taxes at the Border
		If and when the United States reforms its tax system, the authors argue that the new tax should be adjustable at the border on internationally traded goods and services.
		Firms whose taxes increase will be concerned about their ability to compete with foreign firms, both in the United States and foreign markets.
		Consequently, tax reform may either enlarge or reduce the US current account deficit: if saving rises more, the deficit will be reduced; if investment rises more, the deficit will be enlarged.
	www.iie.com /publications/newsreleases/taxpr.htm (953 words)

	A better way to pay. America's tax reform
		But the advantage is that, by collecting the tax from pay-packets instead of at the check-out, the government could apply a higher rate to people with higher incomes, thereby making the system as progressive as it likes.
		tax, he believes, is about the closest thing to a flat tax that the political process can deliver.
		By watering down their reform plans, many Republicans hope to capitalise on voters' frustration with the tax code, while wooing a few middle-class voters and dodging Mr Clinton's charges that they favour the rich.
	pages.stern.nyu.edu /~nroubini/NYT/TaxRefromEco96.htm (2978 words)

	History of the Income Tax in the United States
		The withholding tax on wages was introduced in 1943 and was instrumental in increasing the number of taxpayers to 60 million and tax collections to $43 billion by 1945.
		The tax reduction, however, was partially offset by two tax acts, in 1982 and 1984, that attempted to raise approximately $265 billion.
		Along with that tax hike, Congress passed a cornucopia of tax breaks, which for individuals included an option to deduct the payment of whichever state taxes were higher, sales or income taxes.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0005921.html (1253 words)

	Bank of Montreal Economics - Economic Research and Analysis on Canada, United States and International Economies
		However, since provincial taxes are based on federal taxes, Albertans will pay $55 million less in provincial income tax thanks to the tax cuts announced in the recent federal budget.
		But tax relief and, indeed, major tax reform, are on their way.
		Currently, the federal government collects taxes for all the provinces except Quebec on the condition that the provinces levy their taxes as percentages of the basic federal tax.
	www.bmo.com /economic/special/albud99.htm (1223 words)

	United States Tax Reform in the 21st Century - Cambridge University Press
		$90.00 (C) Tax reform debates in the United States have for some time been dominated by the question of whether the existing corporate and individual income tax system should be replaced with some form of a national consumption tax.
		This book contains essays by a group of internationally recognized tax experts who describe the current state of the art in economic thinking on the issue of whether fundamental tax reform is preferable to continued incremental reform of the existing income tax.
		The collection covers a wide range of tax policy issues related to consumption tax reforms, including their economic effects, distributional consequences, effects on administrative and compliance costs, transitional issues and the political aspects of fundamental tax reform, and international comparisons.
	www.cambridge.org /us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521803837 (492 words)

	Flat Tax Revolution
		Actually, L. Paul Bremer didn't even impose a single-rate flat tax; he simply ordered that "the highest individual and corporate income tax rates shall not exceed 15 percent," which is perfectly consistent with lower tax rates for lower-income individuals.
		Regional tax competition spurred by the success of the Russian flat tax has compelled Communist China to consider adopting a flat tax by reducing their 45 percent top personal income tax rate to a more reasonable 20 percent.
		In addition to their burdensome tax systems, all of these countries are not free politically; they are protectionist, and they all are marked by extreme government intervention in the economy.
	www.freedomworks.org /informed/issues_template.php?issue_id=2024 (757 words)

	President of the United States - George W. Bush
		In his 2007 State of the Union Address, President Bush addressed the major issues facing our nation and discussed opportunities for both parties to work together to accomplish big objectives for the American people.
		In his 2006 State of the Union Address, President Bush described the state of our Union as strong - and he laid out an agenda of leadership to act confidently in pursuing the enemies of freedom and to build our prosperity by leading the world economy.
		President George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States and was sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2005.
	www.whitehouse.gov /president (846 words)

	Tax reform -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tax reform is the process of changing the way (additional info and facts about taxes) taxes are collected or managed by the (The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit) government.
		Some seek to make the tax system more progressive in its effect.
		Some may be trying to make the tax system more understandable, or more accountable.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/ta/tax_reform.htm (97 words)

	Economics 483 -- Public Finance - Tax Policy -- Rice University
		McLure and Zodrow, "Treasury I and the Tax Reform Act of 1986: The Economics and Politics of Tax Reform." pp.
		This paper should address a single narrowly-defined tax policy issue in depth (rather than simply provide a general discussion of tax reform options); the topic must be approved by the instructor.
		Although students may cite articles in the popular press and/or information from tax reform advocacy websites, the main source of information must be the academic literature on the issue being investigated, including both theoretical and empirical analyses as relevant.
	www.owlnet.rice.edu /~econ483 (1468 words)

	Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2001037348 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tax reform debates in the United States have focused on the question of whether the existing corporate and individual income tax system should be replaced with some form of a national consumption tax.
		This book contains essays written by internationally recognized tax experts who describe the current state in economic thinking on the issue of whether fundamental tax reform is preferable to continued incremental reform of the existing income tax.
		The collection covers a range of tax policy issues related to consumption tax reforms, including their economic effects, distributional consequences, effects on administrative and compliance costs, transitional issues and the political aspects of fundamental tax reform, and international comparisons.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/description/cam021/2001037348.html (219 words)

	George Zodrow Curriculum Vitae
		International Tax Competition and Tax Incentives for Developing Countries,” (with Elisabeth Gugl), in James Alm, Jorge Martinez-Vasquez and Mark Rider, Challenges of Tax Reform in a Global Economy, forthcoming.
		United States Tax Reform in the 21st Century, George R. Zodrow and Peter Mieszkowski (eds.), Cambridge University Press, 2002.
		“Prospects for Consumption-Based Tax Reform in the United States,” Conference on Taxes of the Heidelberg Circle, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, June 21-21, 2001.
	www.ruf.rice.edu /~econ/faculty/Zodrow/zodrowcv.html (3836 words)

	U.S. Trustee Program/Dept. of Justice
		The United States Trustee Program is the component of the Department of Justice responsible for overseeing the administration of bankruptcy cases and private trustees under 28 U.S.C. § 586 and 11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq.
		The IRS revised expense information for tax purposes can be found on the IRS Web site, and soon will be posted on the "Means Testing Information" page for informational purposes.
		The Director of the Executive Office for United States Trustees recently issued its first annual Report to Congress on the Program's criminal referral activity for fiscal year 2006.
	www.usdoj.gov /ust (390 words)

	Tax Reform: Russia, 1; United States, 0
		Even the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development called Russia's flat tax system a "key accomplishment," a stunning admission since the Paris-based bureaucracy is infamous for complaining about the "unfairness" of nations using low tax rates to lure jobs and capital from high-tax nations.
		Unlike our Internal Revenue Code, which taxes income once when you earn it and a second time when you invest it, the Russian flat tax does not double-tax corporate income or impose a capital gains tax on stocks, bonds and home sales.
		In the past, politicians in Congress have said a flat tax is impractical -- even though jurisdictions such as Hong Kong and Bermuda enjoyed rapid growth in part because of their flat-tax systems.
	www.heritage.org /Press/Commentary/ed032102.cfm (698 words)

	Baker Institute - Research - The Tax and Expenditure Policy Research Program (Domestic) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The forum was followed by presentations of ten technical papers that examined a wide variety of aspects of consumption tax reform.
		The expansion of the Tax and Expenditure Policy Research Program is to provide economic analysis of U.S. tax and expenditure policy that is publishable in top academic journals and in more policy-oriented venues to serve as a resource within the Baker Institute for commentary on current tax and expenditure policy.
		Tax Policy, Keynote Address by Jack Kemp at the Baker Institute Annual Conference November 12, 1996.
	www.bakerinstitute.org /Research/TPolicy.htm (346 words)

	ME3 - Projects - Tax and Incentives Program - Ecological Tax Reform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		With mobile sources accounting for about 60% of the state's air toxins and about one-third of all CO2 emissions and Vehicle miles traveled increasing 3 to 4 times faster than the population, now is the time to support cleaner transportation technologies.
		ME3 supports investment tax credits, accelerated depreciation, and special expensing rules for "clean" repowering of existing plants, and incentives for renewable energy through tax credits for small-scale wind and solar generators.
		Environmental Tax Reform in the States: A Framework for Assessment - Center for A Sustainable Economy
	www.me3.org /projects/greentax (1878 words)

	In United States Tax Reform in the Twenty-First Century, George R. Zodrow and Peter Mieszkowski (eds.), Cambridge ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In United States Tax Reform in the Twenty-First Century, George R. Zodrow and Peter Mieszkowski (eds.), Cambridge University Press, Forthcoming.
		We describe the features of tax systems that generate complexity and evasion and explore why, even though almost everyone agrees that taxes should be simple and perfectly enforced, no tax system appears to meet those standards.
		The flat tax would be administrable, but would likely become significantly more complex than proposed due to political pressure to restore popular...
	smealsearch.psu.edu /42435.html (328 words)

	AHI: United States » Tax reform: threats and execution?
		Not only has the President’s Advisory Panel on Tax Reform thought about the unthinkable — repealing the mortgage interest deduction — it has actually advanced two distinct proposals for comprehensively overhauling the tax code.
		Bob Stanger hosted that meeting once a year, as you may recall, a gathering of all the chieftains of the tax shelter industry - $5k per head, fl tie, cigars and brandy - the whole thing.
		At the time there were some serious rumblings about tax reform but Mr.
	affordablehousinginstitute.org /blogs/us/2005/11/tax_reform_thre.html (840 words)

	Economic Policy Institute
		The data show little change in the current account deficit and the United States is spending $760 billion more per year than it is producing.
		A new EPI report, Economy's Gains Fail to Reach Most Workers' Paychecks, analyzes the state of working America this Labor Day, looking behind the latest data to the forces at work in an economy that doesn't seem to be playing by the rules.
		New fact sheets for all 50 states and the District of Columbia serve as an addendum to EPI's recently released book Enriching Children, Enriching the Nation by Robert G. Lynch.
	www.epi.org (1291 words)

	Literary Works of Sanderson Beck
		I endorse Dennis Kucinich for President of the United States.
		I urge every conscientious citizen to refuse to pay taxes to the United States Government because it is a criminal organization.
		United States is Violating the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
	www.san.beck.org (1466 words)

	Reform Party of the United States of America
		Reform Party of the United States of America
		The Reform Party of the United States of America has created an open forum monthly teleconference.
		To find your state Reform affliated click on your State of residence then follow the link and make contact by phone or email.
	www.reformparty.org (267 words)

	Townhall.com :: Columns :: Flat tax revolution by Jack Kemp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		When I read the headline in The Washington Post that said, "Bremer imposes flat tax on Iraq," I thought how dare the administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority "impose" a fair, simple, low t
		Arabia, the top income tax rate is 30 percent and the top corporate income tax rate is 45 percent.
		Jack Kemp is Founder and Chairman of Kemp Partners and a contributing columnist to Townhall.com.
	www.townhall.com /columnists/jackkemp/jk20031110.shtml (809 words)

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