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2001 Index of Commentaries
December 2001
12/30/01 "An Insult Thrown at Taxpayers"
12/23/01 "Another Tax Credit! Heaven Help the Tax System"
12/16/01 "Answer to Shortfall is Not Raising More Taxes"
12/09/01 "An Opportunity for Reform"
12/02/01 "Aid for Small Business Still Needed"
November 2001
11/25/01 "Zap That Tax Holiday"
11/18/01 "Zapping the Taxpayer Through the Backdoor"
11/11/01 "Zeal Overshadows What Little Reality is Left"
11/04/01 "Zeroing In on Self Sufficiency"
October 2001
10/28/01 "Yesterday's Approach Hinders Tomorrow"
10/21/01 "Yearning for a Special Session"
10/14/01 "Young or Old, Disabled or Not, No Reason for Tax Breaks"
10/07/01 "Years of Proposition 13 Reveals Flaws"
September 2001
09/30/01 "Vital Action Needed to Make Hawaii More Business Friendly"
09/23/01 "Vision for Education Should Include Reform of System"
09/16/01 "Verifying Debt Capacity Difficult at County Level"
09/09/01 "Vexing Use Tax a Conundrum to Mainland Sellers"
09/02/01 "Value of Investment Will Make or Break Future Economy"
August 2001
08/26/01 "Wellness of Economy Will Continue to Depend on Visitor Industry"
08/19/01 "Watching Those Federal Dollars Slip Through Our Fingers"
08/12/01 "Wasted Resources Implied in Home Exemption"
08/05/01 "Working Toward Honesty and Accountability"
July 2001
07/29/01 "Victim of Tax Credit Myopia: Energy Conservation"
07/22/01 "Vacuum Left Where Certainty Once Was"
07/15/01 "Vitality of Economy Dependent on a Variety of Factors"
07/08/01 "Virtue of Conformity will be Challenged"
07/01/01 "Visibility on State Estate Tax Clouded"
June 2001
06/24/01 "Undermining the Estate Tax Law"
06/17/01 "Understanding the Economic Reasons Versus the Tax Policy Reasons"
06/10/01 "Undertaking Economic Diversity is Critical"
06/03/01 "Understanding the Need for a Broad Tax Base"
May 2001
05/27/01 "Tax Burden and Benefits Should Be Mirror Images"
05/20/01 "Turning the Tables on Taxpayers"
05/13/01 "Tax Incentives Prevent Overall Relief"
05/06/01 "Tax Increase in the Future?"
April 2001
04/29/01 "Sustaining Government Services Depends on Base Expansion"
04/22/01 "Subsidzing the Construction Industry Has Alternatives"
04/15/01 "Solving Long-Term Care Problem with More Money"
04/08/01 "Some Ways Increase in General Excise Tax Will Affect Overall Cost of Living"
04/01/01 "Shoe Finally Falls as Calls for Tax Increase Are Issued"
March 2001
03/25/01 "Reasons to Consider in the Collective Bargaining Debate"
03/18/01 "Ribald Humor Abounds Despite Seriousness of Legislation"
03/11/01 "Renege on a Promise Adds to Cynicism of Elected Officials"
03/04/01 "Rethinking the Idea of Charity and Volunteerism"
February 2001
02/25/01 "Quell the Rising Tide of User Fees"
02/18/01 "Question Raised Over Who is Responsible for the Transient Accommodations Tax"
02/11/01 "Quote: Education Second to None"
02/04/01 "Quick - If You Have a Problem, Just Ask for a Tax Credit"
January 2001
01/28/01 "Product Has to Be Good Before You Promote It"
01/21/01 "Pardon Me, But Where is the Money?"
01/14/01 "Passing the Buck on Public Education"
01/07/01 "Putting the State Over the Spending Ceiling"
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