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2003 Index of Commentaries
December 2003
12/28/03 "Zapping Business Really Zap the Consumer"
12/21/03 "Zany Ideas for Tax Credit Use"
12/14/03 "Zapping Economic Growth with a Sales Tax"
12/07/03 "Zoom in on the Economy"
November 2003
11/30/03 "Yielding to Tax Base Erosion"
11/23/03 "Yet More Proposals to Raise Taxes"
11/16/03 "Yen for Gimmicks Contorts Tax System"
11/09/03 "Yoke of Fees Could Grew Heavier for the Golden State"
11/02/03 "Yesterday's Bonanza is Today's Headache for the Golden State"
October 2003
10/26/03 "Where Does The Pea in This Shell Game Belong?"
10/19/03 "Working the Tax System for the Benefit of the Taxpayer"
10/12/03 "Want for Affordable Housing Grows on Neighbor Islands"
10/05/03 "Web of Tax Catches Only Unique Income"
September 2003
09/28/03 "Virtual Taxes In Lieu of the General Excise Tax"
09/21/03 "Vilifying Accountability"
09/14/03 "Versatile Plan Needed for Estate Planning"
09/07/03 "Vision, Not Politics, Necessary to Address Drug Problem"
August 2003
08/31/03 "Taking Fiscal Responsibility Seriously"
08/24/03 "Tax Increase Disguised as County Funding Aid"
08/17/03 "Taking a Pass at the General Excise Tax"
08/10/03 "Tax at 4% or 4.166%?"
08/03/03 "Taking Care of Some Economic Illusions"
July 2003
07/27/03 "Shift in Burden Could Occur"
07/20/03 "State of Finances Dripping in Red"
07/13/03 "Sharing the Pain of the Real Property Tax"
07/06/03 "Saving the Overburdened Real Property Taxpayer"
June 2003
06/29/03 "Real Property Tax Still Needs Reform"
06/22/03 "Realizing the Importance of Economic Well-Being"
06/15/03 "Retaining What We Have More Important Than Luring New Ones"
06/08/03 "Road Ahead Begs for Vision of Bigger Picture"
06/01/03 "Running Public Services For What They Cost"
May 2003
05/25/03 "Quagmire of Fees Versus Taxes Confronts Policymakers"
05/18/03 "Queue in Income Tax Line Longer Than Needed"
05/11/03 "Questionable Stimulants Are Addictive"
05/04/03 "Putting It On The Governor's Desk"
April 2003
04/27/03 "Options for Property Tax Relief"
04/20/03 "Options Become Fewer as Legislature Races Budget Deadline"
04/13/03 "Obvious Now Apparent"
04/06/03 "Opening the Big Black Hole"
March 2003
03/30/03 "Nibble, Nibble, Soon They Eat You Out of House and Home"
03/23/03 "Necessary to Balance Good of Taxpayer and State"
03/16/03 "Need for Accountability at Legislature is Great"
03/09/03 "Next Stop, Tax Hike!"
03/02/03 "Not an Inkling of What Makes Business and the Economy Go"
February 2003
02/23/03 "Making an Even Larger Hole in State Finances"
02/16/03 "Making Over the Money Picture"
02/09/03 "Marks of Good Tax Policy"
02/02/03 "Making Sense of Legislation a Challenge"
January 2003
01/26/03 "Lower the Overall Burden of Taxes"
01/19/03 "Looking for Money . . . This Way to Free Money"
01/12/03 "Learning More About the General Excise Tax"
01/05/03 "Look at What Makes Hawaii Uncompetitive"
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