The Joint COMMITTEE on Taxation estimated that in 2016, the corporate INCOME tax raised $300 billion in revenue, while what it called 'targeted subsidies' COST about $270 billion. In other words, Congress could eliminate the subsidies and cut the corporate rate nearly in half without any significant LOSS in revenue.
Read MoreAt the time of my SECOND marriage, my HUSBAND was in his early 50s, I was in my mid-40s, and we each had two kids. We maintained our individual accounts and opened one for the house. We each kick the same PERCENTAGE of our incomes into the house account and have a joint CREDIT CARD. But we pay for our children separately.
Read MoreWhen I first STARTED working at MIT, back in the '80s, our writing DEPARTMENT had a joint cocktail PARTY with the Harvard writing department. It was KIND of oil-and-water.
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