Past Commentary
Index By Year
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
Index of Commentaries
December 2004
12/26/04 "Lessons to be Learned From Bad Drafting"
12/19/04 "Like Writing a Check to Movie Producers"
12/12/04 "Lesser Dependence on Property Tax in Hawaii"
12/05/04 "Let's Keep the Tax System Fair and Balanced"
November 2004
11/28/04 "Kitchen Pot About to Boil Over"
11/21/04 "Keeping the Burden High"
11/14/04 "Knack of Keeping Hawaii on Bottom Not Lost by Lawmakers?"
11/07/04 "Keep This Tax Credit for Yourself"
October 2004
10/31/04 "Joining Hands to Move Forward"
10/24/04 "Jumping to Conclusions Without Facts Can Be Misleading"
10/17/04 "Jury Rigging the Property Tax Could Tie the Hands of the County"
10/10/04 "Just Asking for Relief, Not Political Payoff"
10/03/04 "Jeopardizing Property Tax Accountability"
September 2004
9/26/04 "Important Note to Be Made for All Sellers of Beverages"
9/19/04 "Invisible Cost Could Go Higher"
9/12/04 "Insidious Earmarking is Poor Tax Policy"
9/05/04 "It's Always Money Out of Your Pocket"
August 2004
8/29/04 "How Well Did Your Legislator Do?"
8/22/04 "Hoopla Over Recovery A Bit Premature"
8/15/04 "Helping to Build a More Attractive Business Climate"
8/08/04 "Hawaii's Ranking Should Always Include Local Government"
8/01/04 "Help Needed in Understanding GET Reporting"
July 2004
7/25/04 "General Excise Tax is Not a Sales Tax"
7/18/04 "Government Needs to Support, Not Direct"
7/11/04 "Gumming Up the Finances of State and Local Government"
7/04/04 "Give Consideration to Improving the Business Climate"
June 2004
6/27/04 "Finding Money to Pay the Bills"
6/20/04 "Faulty Legislation Falls Short of Doing the Job"
6/13/04 "Fudging the Commitment"
6/06/04 "Fronting the Debt Has Serious Implications"
May 2004
5/30/04 "Evading the Real Problem of Excess Spending"
5/23/04 "Effusive Lawmakers Pander with Check-off Schemes"
5/16/04 "Extreme Responses to Property Tax Overload Hurts More Than Helps"
5/09/04 "Excessive Fees at Heart of Compliance Resolution Fund Problem"
5/02/04 SPECIAL "Bottle Bill is Just a Tax Hike in Disguise"
5/02/04 "Eating Away at the Tax Base Creates Revenue Shortfall"
April 2004
4/25/04 "Denigrating the Integrity of the Tax System"
4/18/04 "Doing the Business Climate Good Without Tax Credits"
4/11/04 "Disguising a Tax Increase as Environmentally Friendly"
4/04/04 "Decline in Tax Policy Evident in Proposals"
March 2004
3/28/04 "Caught Feeding at the Trough"
3/21/04 "Creating the Level Playing Field"
3/14/04 "Complementary Tax Levels Playing Field"
3/08/04 "Cashing In All Our Chips"
February 2004
2/29/04 "Better Think Twice of the Message We Send"
2/22/04 "Backwater of Economic Development with Price Controls"
2/15/04 "Backfiring of Earmarks and Checkoffs"
2/08/04 "Business Practices Change Warranting Tax Changes"
2/01/04 "Back Come More Proposals for Tax Credits"
January 2004
1/25/04 "Asking All Taxpayers to Pay for a Few is Unfair"
1/18/04 "Available Resouces for Counties Mute Need for Sales Tax"
1/11/04 "Arguing Over School Reform Gets Kids Nowhere"
1/04/04 "Are We Due for a Tax Increase?"
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