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Discusses the background of AMT's inclusion in the Internal Revenue Code, need for legislative changes in the AMT, political problem posed by impact of AMT, lobbying strategy and specific tactics, and mobilizing public support.

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"LOBBYING CONGRESS TO CHANGE THE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX
This research paper discusses how one would go about lobbying Congress to modify the alternative minimum tax (AMT). The basic approach would be to seek a dilution of the impact of the AMT particular..."

Tags:code, finance, lobbyists, &, pressure, groups

Abstract
This research paper discusses how one would go about lobbying Congress to modify the AMT. The paper offers an approach to seek a dilution of the impact of the AMT particularly on the middle class. The paper begins with suggesting an appeal to key Congressional committee members in both parties, followed by building grassroots support for it among key Congressional constituencies and enlisting the assistance of various interest groups. Specifically this paper looks at an important ancillary lobbying effort to directed at the George Bush administration.

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"The AMT was first included in the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) in 1969 and has since been expanded by legislative amendments, especially under the Tax Reform Act of 1986. The AMT was designed to ensure that all taxpayers, especially wealthier ones, paid a minimum tax which was higher than would be due if all otherwise allowable exemptions, deductions and credits were given full effect in the computation of the federal income tax due from a taxpayer in any given calendar year."

Tags:government, congressional, bush, tax, reform, administration, politics

Abstract
A discussion of the lack of source material available when exploring the lives of women in medieval Europe. It focuses on the book by Emilie Amt, "Women's Lives in Medieval Europe". It explains that most of the material available was written from a male perspective and that a true history of these women's lives is hard to come by.

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"Out of necessity, history or an "aggregate of past events," must be built primarily on written materials. Oral histories and storytelling can provide input on a specific period of time. Yet, one can only assume that that the facts are altered through the generations from one tale relating to another. Of course, no one can assume that everything or even almost everything that is written is true. Just look at the variety of materials on the Internet to clarify that! However, some written materials are accurate, or nearly so, and give historians a place to start."

Tags:amt, emile

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This paper reviews Asynchronous Transfer Mode Technology (AMT); defines ATM, how it works and how it can accommodate different forms of data. It also compares ATM technology to other communications technologies such as frame relay and ISDN.

Tags:ATM, Data

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While middle-class families in America now enjoy higher incomes than they did a few decades ago, they also exhibit more symptoms of personal financial distress and a reduced willingness to support basic public services. An important cause of both changes is the fact that taxes are increasing for middle-class families at a steady rate. We are in the beginning stages of a technological revolution that promises to increase the income and wealth gaps, already very high, still further. As a result, middle-class families will find it still harder to save and still harder to come up with a down payment on a house in a good school district. Their commutes will continue to grow longer, along with their reluctance to support essential services. Savings rates will continue to decline. These problems merit serious attention from economists and America's leaders. While there is no single solution to the woes of America's middle class, this paper hypothesizes that a feasible tax cut is in order. Many people argue that a tax cut is not the answer, saying that tax cuts usually disproportionately benefit the rich and harm the middle class. This paper addresses how the American tax system is increasingly disadvantageous to the middle class and demonstrates why tax cuts are needed and how they could benefit the middle class.

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"It has long been said by the political left that the tax cuts of President Reagan and current President George W. Bush have favored the rich at the expense of the poor (Frank, 2000). Critics claim the rich are not paying their fair share of the tax burden while middle and lower class citizens are struggling to pay for health care, education, and other basic necessities. The obvious solution for big government advocates to level the playing field is to raise taxes on the rich. However, despite the political rhetoric denouncing the Bush tax cuts as a windfall to the rich at the expense of the poor, recent empirical evidence finds the rich do actually pay a substantial amount of the federal tax burden."

Tags:tax, policy, center, AMT, IRS