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What is the best strategy to slowly shift local taxes from property taxes to income taxes? [closed]
I am interested in shifting the local (municipal) taxes in our town from property taxes to income taxes. How do I go about it? What arguments are best to put forward to convince the voters to make ...
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What actions did the Trump government take to increase military recruitment?
The Trump government claim they have increased military recruitment. What actions did the Trump government take to increase military recruitment?
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Does it make political sense to celebrate "Victory Day for World War II" on V-E Day rather than V-J Day? [closed]
I read an odd news story about a Truth Social post by Donald Trump. It seems like a fair idea for people to celebrate a Victory Day for World War II, but what confuses me is that the U.S. hadn't won ...
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Quantitative evaluation of India's affirmative action programs
India has a bunch of affirmative action programs, that have been running for a decades, aimed at equitable treatment for groups that have been historically socially marginalized.
For example, based on ...
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On the Indus Waters Treaty and "acts of war"
Following India's announcement to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan warned that any attempt to obstruct or divert water flow would be considered an act of war, prompting a response with full ...
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Why was the US de-minimis value of $800 where no custom duty is levied so high compared to other countries?
The reason for de-minimis values, below which goods are typically exempt from customs, in duty collection is that the effort to collect the duty might outweigh the benefit, resulting in higher prices ...
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Has India called for an open investigation on the recent Pahalgam incident?
Pakistan thinks that Pahalgam incident was either a false flag operation or India doesn't have any proof that the Pakistani state/military was involved.
An open investigation means getting a 3rd party ...
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What does Germany's ruling regarding Alternative for Germany (AfD) mean?
There's been some consternation in the US over a German ruling regarding Alternative for Germany. For instance, Elon Musk
Banning the centrist AfD, Germany’s, most popular party, would be an extreme ...
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Have any previous US Presidents held a military parade for their birthday celebration?
Yesterday (1 May 2025), a number of news outlets reported on plans for a military parade on President Trump's birthday on June 14th, which happens to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the US Army:...
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What are the arguments in for and against of the caste based census recently approved by Indian government [closed]
Recently, the ministerial cabinet of the Indian Union government approved the caste based census, which was against the regular stance of the ruling party. This has been a heavily debated issue in ...
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Is there any report that designated BJP+Modi's treatment of the Muslims in India as "oppression"?
This report from the CFR focuses on the marginalization situation of Muslims in India.
Is there any other report from other US agency or any NGO or UN department designating BJP+Modi's treatment of ...
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Recent historical examples of how mineral deals or other resource agreements affected security?
Are there any recent historical examples of how mineral deals or other resource agreements affected security?
I am trying to use these historical examples to understand the possible implications, if ...
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Constitution regarding a former President running as Vice President and assuming Presidency (even if has been elected 2x) Loopholes/devil's in the det [duplicate]
Love the talk about Trump going "around" the 2 term Presidential limit by running in 2028 as Vice President. The 22nd amendment to the constitution has 2 terms of "election limit to ...
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What's the difference between federal income tax and payroll tax? Are y'all taxed twice on your pay?
There was an episode of Last Week Tonight a few weeks ago about tipping and tipping culture. Early in the episode, John Oliver showed a clip of a young woman who said she earned so little on the ...
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Has it happened before that the US Treasury department was directly involved in negotiating trade deals?
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[the Secretary of Commerce] Lutnick did say that he was not dealing directly with China. He said those negotiations were in the “portfolio” of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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