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Index of Commentaries

December 2006
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12/31/06 "Lots Of Tax Increases In Recent Years"

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12/24/06 "Load Of Surcharge Will Hurt Economy"

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12/17/06 "Lean Productive General Excise Tax Produces Lots Of Money"

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12/10/06 "Lets Hope The Next Legislature Has More Smarts"

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12/03/06 "Landmark Increase To Go Into Effect At First of Year"

November 2006
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11/26/06 "Kettle Boils Over With Tax Credit Requests"

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11/19/06 "Knock Down, Drag Out With Credit Advocates"

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11/12/06 "Key Difference For Commissioned Agents"

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11/05/06 "Kick-Off For Surcharge Around The Corner"

October 2006
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10/29/06 "Juggling General Fund Hides True Growth"

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10/22/06 "Just How Much Is That Puppy Going To Cost?"

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10/15/06 "Jumping To Conclusions About Tax Relief"

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10/08/06 "Just Give Me One More Special Fund"

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10/01/06 "Jogging The Memory Of Past Mistakes"

September 2006
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09/24/06 "Insulting Taxpayers With Tax Relief"

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09/17/06 "Insidious Costs Hidden In And By The General Excise Tax"

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09/10/06 "Insuring That Fairness Is Achieved In Taxation"

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09/03/06 "Income Is Everything That Goes Into The Cash Drawer"

August 2006
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08/27/06 "Half Percent Applies When Purchase Is For Resale"

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08/20/06 "Having Prudence Will Prevent Repeat Of 90's"

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08/13/06 "Headaches Will Be Rampant With Surcharge"

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08/06/06 "Hurting Rather Than Helping The Elderly"

July 2006
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07/30/06 "Giving Business Taxpayers Heartburn"

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07/23/06 "Guaranteeing Increases In Property Taxes"

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07/16/06 "Guaranteed Tax Increase If Earmarking Proposal Adopted"

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07/09/06 "Growing The Economy Means Leveling The Playing Field"

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07/02/06 "General Excise Surcharge Not A Slam Dunk"

June 2006
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06/25/06 "Flunking Bill Drafting 101"

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06/18/06 "Failure To Hold The Line On Spending Drives Tax Increases"

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06/11/06 "Falling Grades Mark Sloppiness Of Legislation"

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06/04/06 "First One Bad Idea Then Another"

May 2006
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05/28/06 "End Of Session Brings Tax Relief, Tax Increases"

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05/21/06 "Elusive Convention Center Drives Room Tax Adoption"

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05/14/06 "Efforts To Gain Statehood Drive Tax Reform"

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05/07/06 "Evolution Of The Tax System In Hawaii"

April 2006
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04/30/06 "Defining In Lieu Taxes For Certain Taxpayers"

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04/23/04 "Doing The Right Thing By The Taxpayer - Provide Relief"

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04/16/06 "Diving Head First Can Be Dangerous"

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04/09/06 "Disaster Strikes All, Not Just A Few"

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04/02/06 "Diverting Tax Relief Resources"

March 2006
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03/26/06 "Creating Unnecessary Tax Credits For Water"

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03/19/06 "Can They Find Enough Ways To Raise Taxes?"

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03/12/06 "Cash Surplus Leaves Little Respect For Money"

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03/05/06 "Can You Spare A Dime?"

February 2006
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02/26/06 "Bumping The Spending Ceiling"

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02/19/06 "Broad Base Allows Lower Rate" 

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02/12/06 "But That's Their Job To Make Touch Decisions"

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02/05/06 "Bring Some Light To Those Tax Credits"

January 2006
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01/29/06 "Adding Confusion To What Should Be Simple"

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01/22/06 "Adding Good Money To Bad"

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01/15/06 "Acknowledging Debt As An Operational Cost"

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01/06/06 "Ah, How Soon We Forget The Drunken Sailor"

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01/01/06 "Another Shot Needed At Pyramiding"

 

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