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...percent of wage earners in the United States pay 56.47 percent of all federal income taxes, the top 10 percent pay 67.3 percent of all income taxes, and the top 50 percent pay a whopping 96.09 percent of all income taxes. Since the top income-earners bear such an overwhelming portion of the federal tax burden, it stands to reason that they’d get more money back in a tax cut. After all, the government cannot return money in the form of tax breaks to people who don’t pay any taxes in the first place...
...Americans we feel that we bear a particular responsibility because it is our tax money that substantially funds much of what the Israeli military essentially does,” Bisharat said. “That implicates us in what the Israeli government does. The principle is that we want to hold the Israeli government accountable. We don’t want it to be committing crimes against humanity with our resources and in our name...
...hike through Kamchatka in Russia's Far East, you will probably come across more brown bears along the trail than of foreign tourists. The first bear we encountered, a ragged eight-footer, ignored us as it lumbered squarely in our path while foraging for blueberries. Our guide fired his rifle into the air to no avail. After an hour's wait in cold drizzle, we crept past the munching behemoth, which glanced at us indifferently. A kilometer or so later, a mother with two cubs charged at us from the far side of a stream but lost interest...
...Lost World guided some 500 foreign tourists on summer hiking and rafting expeditions. In spring and winter, the company and several other firms organize helicopter skiing and snowboarding down steep volcanoes as well as visits to indigenous reindeer herders by dogsled or snowmobile. Other companies specialize in bear hunting and trout fishing. Meanwhile, cruise ships ply the shores, scouting sea lion colonies and groups of rare Steller's sea eagles with their two-meter wingspans...
...heart. On one hand, the price increases are necessary to meet targets laid out in the domestic budget and by the International Monetary Fund. On the other, many depend on such assistance. And while the administration has overseen some economic improvements, few people welcome Megawati's call to "bear the burden together" while corruption continues unabated. Says a Western diplomat in Jakarta, the price hikes "were not accompanied by any political strategy whatsoever to explain, justify or anticipate opposition...