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2002 Index of Commentaries
December 2002
12/29/02 "Kicking Up the Heat for Revenues"
12/22/02 "Key to Long Term Care Issue Needs Creativity"
12/15/02 "Keep the Estate Tax or Dump It?"
12/08/02 "Insights Into the General Excise Tax"
12/01/02 "Jeopardizing the Property Tax Base"
November 2002
11/24/02 "Jeepers, the Answer Has Always Been to Raise Taxes"
11/17/02 "Judging the Public Finance Issue of the Ko'Olina Credit"
11/10/02 "Jumping Through the Hoops Should Not Be the Case"
11/03/02 "Integrating Comparative Statistics"
October 2002
10/27/02 "Important Ballot Questions Await Voters"
10/20/02 "Is There Room for Improvement in the Tax System?"
10/13/02 "Influencing the Direction of the State's Future"
10/06/02 "Is There Any Help for the Poor?"
September 2002
09/29/02 "Hurting the People Who We Intend to Help"
09/22/02 "Hawaii Could Join Elite Ranks of No Corporate Income Tax States"
09/15/02 "Helping the Economy Means Rewarding Investment"
09/08/02 "Hard Choices on Taxing or Not Taxing Pension Income"
09/01/02 "Having Your Retirement Cake and Eating It Too"
August 2002
08/26/02 "Growing Problem of Retirement System to Get Worse"
08/18/02 "Giving Targeted Tax Breaks Puts Burden on Others"
08/11/02 "Intersection of Economy with Human Service Needs"
08/04/02 "Government Attitude and Structure Needs Reform"
July 2002
07/28/02 "Hawaii Needs Vision, Will Next Leader Have It"
07/21/02 "How About Honest Productivity and Efficiency in Government?"
07/14/02 "Hardly Anyone Cares About Good Tax Policy"
07/07/02 "Help Still Needed on Income Tax Rates"
June 2002
06/30/02 "Generating Economic Activity Starts with the Basics"
06/23/02 "Giving More Thought to Legislation"
06/16/02 "General Excise Tax Depyramiding Continues"
06/09/02 "Growing a Better Business and Tax Climate"
06/02/02 "Gubernatorial Candidates Deserve Close Scrutiny"
May 2002
05/26/02 "Fiscal Crunch Faced by All Counties"
05/19/02 "Facing the Reality of a Poor Business Environment"
05/12/02 "Fix for the Economy Not in Legislative Cards"
05/05/02 "Facts and Figures Only, Not Just a Good Start"
April 2002
04/28/02 "Expect the House of Cards to Collapse"
04/21/02 "Eluding the Truth About the Cost of Government"
04/14/02 "Even the Hurricane Fund Raid is a Tax"
04/07/02 "Escalating Public Bureaucracy"
March 2002
03/31/02 "Determining What is a Priority a Challenge for Lawmakers"
03/24/02 "Detour from Tax Relief Proposed by Lawmakers"
03/17/02 "Doubtful Benefits of Some Tax Credits"
03/10/02 "Drawing the Line on Tax Credits"
03/03/02 "Denial Reflected in Legislative Action"
February 2002
02/24/02 "Capital Goods Excise Tax Credit Needs Fix"
02/17/02 "Chipping Away at the Tax Base"
02/10/02 "Cost of Groceries Going Up If Bottle Bill Is Approved"
02/03/02 "Commercial Construction Tax Credit Derails Further Tax Relief"
January 2002
01/27/02 "Blowing Public Confidence in Government"
01/20/02 "Bet If It Waddles and Quacks, It Must Be a Tax"
01/13/02 "Bottom Line May Affect Conformity Measure"
01/06/02 "Biting the Bullet Now to Insure the Future"
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