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...closer examination. The political appeal of Forbes' flat tax--a single, 17% rate on all income above a generous personal exemption, and no deductions--lies in its apparent simplicity and its promise to close loopholes for the wealthy and well connected. The proposal has economic appeal as well: a simpler tax code could boost middle Americans' stagnant incomes, in part by freeing much of the $80 billion-plus that individuals and businesses now spend each year on tax compliance and avoidance...
AMONG JAVA'S MOST ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORTERS IS a small but influential group of computer executives who see in the new programming language an almost visionary opportunity. With it, they believe, today's increasingly powerful and complex desktop machines can be replaced with something far simpler and a good deal cheaper...
Still, the concept of a radically simpler Internet machine does have a certain seductive appeal. An inexpensive Volkscomputer could bring online millions of people who can't afford today's PCs, offering them access and opportunities now beyond their reach. The stripped-down machines could also fit snugly into phone booths, airplane-seat backs and other public spaces, giving everybody ubiquitous access...
...code a "7 million-word mess" and endorsed a flat tax, while leaving out specifics on what percentage should be taxed and what, if any, deductions should be preserved. Instead, the plan's centerpiece is "The Tax Test:" twelve principles to guide the creation of a fairer, flatter and simpler tax code. Gingrich told reporters the proposal constitutes the beginning of "a very, very bold and very different new debate." Kemp challenged Clinton to appoint a bipartisan, blue ribbon commission to draft the sepcifics. But while well-intentioned, Kemp's commission is rooted in politics, notes TIME's Jeffrey Birnbaum...
...reality, the artist was neither the satanic cultural polluter portrayed by right wing detractors, though he might have appreciated the comparison, nor the tortured soul martyred on the altar of true art. Mapplethorpe's ambitions were simpler and, frankly, more selfish than that. He wanted to be a star, and that's what he got, at least for a while. In the words of his former lover and patron Sam Wagstaff, Mapplethorpe was finally "the belle of the ball...