Word: scheme
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...replace the current tax code. The flat tax has been pilloried by most economists as regressive and disastrous to the poor. It would be especially costly for New Yorkers because deductions for state and local taxes, which are hefty in the state, would not be allowed in Brown's scheme. Clinton says that what he calls "Jerry's tax" is "the most reactionary proposal in a presidential campaign in my lifetime." Even Brown's supporters have problems with it. One sign at a Brown rally read, JERRY, I'M VOTING FOR YOU BUT PLEASE DROP THE FLAT...
...added that 8.1D would reduce traffic "by 38 million miles per year for the entire area compared to Scheme...
...response to a question as to whether "Scheme Z is dead," Durlacher reminded the audience that 8.1D is still only a "suggested alternative to Scheme...
Cambridge and Charlestown residents have voiced their opposition to Scheme Z throughout the past year, in part by filing multiple lawsuits against the state...
...Epstein, director of the Cambridge Conservative Commission and a representative of the Conservation Law Foundation, which has filed a suit against Scheme Z, expressed the general attitude of the audience towards Scheme...