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1999 Index of Commentaries
December 1999
12/26/99 "Better Leaders Tend to Listen to Community"
12/19/99 "Battle Brewing Over Utility Real Property Tax"
12/12/99 "Buying Our Future With Current Savings"
12/05/99 "Budding Signs of Economic Turn Shouldn't Deter Right-Sizing"
November 1999
11/28/99 "Aiming for Excellence Often Crippled by System"
11/21/99 "A Level Higher Than Federal Standard Creates Disadvantage"
11/14/99 "Aiming High for Social Justice Falls Short Without Economic Well-Being"
11/07/99 "Argument Surrounding Privatization Has Many Facets"
October 1999
10/31/99 "Zigzag Course Leaves State Programs in Disarray"
10/24/99 "Zip in Mass Transit Tax Could Have Left Taxpayer Holding the Bag"
10/17/99 "Zero in on Problem in Economy - Overweight Government"
10/10/99 "Zeal to Help Business Begs Creativity"
10/03/99 "Zero in on Real Problem with State Revenues"
September 1999
09/26/99 "Yielding to Demands Can Pit Voters Against One Another"
09/19/99 "Yielding to Spending Demands Shows Lack of Courage"
09/12/99 "Yardstick Needed to Measure Productivity"
09/05/99 "Your Tax Cut is the Reason Why the State is in the Red"
August 1999
08/29/99 "What About Tax Relief for Homeowners?"
08/22/99 "Wringing Hands Over Property Tax Reform"
08/15/99 "What Happened to That Surplus?"
08/08/99 "Wrapping Up the Truth in Special Funds and Fees"
08/01/99 "Where is the Leadership That Hawaii Needs?"
July 1999
07/25/99 "Vital Services Could Be Sacrificed If Other Cuts Are Not Made"
07/18/99 "Vestiges of Indecision Leads to Lack of Trust"
07/11/99 "Validity of Budget Cuts Questionable"
07/04/99 "Revisiting an Old Refrain: It's the Economy"
June 1999
06/27/99 "Underestimating the Scrutiny of the Public is Dangerous"
06/20/99 "Unraveling the Mysteries of Public Finance Not Top Priority"
06/13/99 "Undoing the Pyramiding of the General Excise Tax"
06/06/99 "Understating the True Cost of the General Excise Tax"
May 1999
05/30/99 "Taxes Are Deductible, Fee Are Not"
05/23/99 "The Time Has Come to Reduce the Pyramiding of the Excise Tax"
05/16/99 "Taking Leadership Seriously is the Key to the Future of Hawaii"
05/09/99 "Turning the Economy Around, What Needs to be Done"
05/02/99 "Tax Reduction Crucial to Revitalizing Economy"
April 1999
04/25/99 "Staving Off the Day of Doom Only Makes Matters Worse"
04/18/99 "Supporting Education with Your Income Tax Return"
04/11/99 "Sneaking Another Fee Increase Through the Backdoor"
04/04/99 "Sock to the Taxpayer Again, Raise That 4% Tax"
March 1999
03/28/99 "Raising the Cost of Doing Business Continues"
03/21/99 "Read Between the Lines, Lawmakers Refuse to Cut Spending"
03/14/99 "Real Property Tax Holds County Officials Accountable"
03/07/99 "Revenue Shortfall Creates Feeding Frenzy"
February 1999
02/28/99 "Question How Much the Retail Sales Tax Rate Will Be"
02/21/99 "Quit Hiding the Truth From Taxpayers"
02/14/99 "Quick Action Needed to Prevent Tax Hike"
02/07/99 "Quest for Tax Relief Falls Far Short"
January 1999
01/31/99 "Practical Changes Needed, Not Perception"
01/24/99 "Profits Key to the Economic Climate"
01/17/99 "Putting the Good of Hawaii First"
01/10/99 "Putting Real Relief Into the Property Tax?"
01/03/99 "Property Tax Rate Way to Hold Elected Officials Accountable"
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