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Re: [CTRL] Images of the Sporting Crowd
-Caveat Lector- See how simple every policy decision can be, as long as the oil companies run the country. Every issue comes down to just one question - does it make Bush and Cheney richer or poorer. Refreshingly simple. on 01/21/03 4:46 AM, Euphorian at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2003/01/20/21AUTO.chart.jpg > > http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2003/01/20/business/21AUTO. > chart2.jpg > > http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/21/business/21AUTO.html > > January 21, 2003 > > Bush Proposal May Cut Tax on S.U.V.'s for Business > > By DANNY HAKIM > > DETROIT, Jan. 20 The Bush administration's economic plan would > increase by 50 percent or more the deductions that small-business > owners can take right away on the biggest sport utility vehicles and > pickups. > > The plan would mean small businesses could immediately deduct the > entire price of S.U.V.'s like the Hummer H2, the Lincoln Navigator and > the Toyota Land Cruiser, even if the vehicles were loaded with every > available option. Or a business owner, taking full advantage, could buy a > BMW X5 sport utility vehicle for a few hundred dollars more than a > Pontiac Bonneville sedan, after the immediate tax deductions were > factored in. > > Tax experts and environmentalists say the plan would provide incentives > for businesses to choose the biggest gas-guzzling trucks because it > takes several years to depreciate the cost of passenger cars and smaller > sport utility vehicles. The ramifications of the Bush plan on S.U.V. buyers > were reported today in The Detroit News. > > The potential lift for sales of big S.U.V.'s comes amid rising tension in > the Middle East and increasing criticism of S.U.V.'s from > environmentalists and regulators. > > But a top budget official said today that the administration might be > open to changes in the tax code that would bring cars more in line with > big trucks. > > "We have an open mind about whether the deduction for cars needs to > be refined," said Dr. John Graham, the administrator of the Office of > Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and > Budget. > > The tax code now caps deductions for most automobiles. But the largest > vehicles those that weigh more than 6,000 pounds fully loaded are > exempt because the relevant portion of the code was written in the > 1980's, before the rise of the sport utility vehicle, and was intended to > exempt big pickups needed on work sites. Now the tax incentives also > give business owners not involved in hauling doctors, real estate > agents, accountants more incentive to buy the biggest S.U.V.'s instead > of smaller ones, or cars. > > The proposal "makes a glitch in the tax code much worse and it benefits > rich businessmen who want to buy massive S.U.V.'s," said Aileen Roder, > program director for Taxpayers for Common Sense. "In essence we're > buying these vehicles for these businesses." > > But the administration says that greater business deductions will be a > potent economic stimulant. > > "Many small businesses have genuine needs for large vans, pickups and > S.U.V.'s, whether it be for a farm, sales or industrial application," Dr. > Graham said. "An updated tax deduction for small businesses is > certainly needed." > > Consider the Hummer H1 as an example of the new deduction. It is one > of the largest and most expensive S.U.V.'s, with a base sticker price of > $102,581, including destination charge. Under the Bush plan, small- > business owners could use all of an annual $75,000 capital equipment > deduction toward the purchase; the current equipment deduction > allowance is just $25,000. > > That is in addition to thousands of dollars in other deductions. Under > existing rules, a business could deduct 30 percent from the base price > left after the capital equipment deduction, a benefit put in place as part > of a post-Sept. 11 stimulus package. In the case of the H1, that would > be a further deduction of $8,274. > > Finally, 20 percent could be deducted from what is left, part of the > business deductions available for automobiles. For the H1, that would > be $3,861 more in deductions. > > The total would be more than $87,000 in deductions, or about > $33,500 in savings in federal taxes alone for buyers in the highest > bracket. Under current rules, just less than $60,000 could be > deducted. > > Deals for cars and small sport utility vehicles are much less appealing. > Currently, a business can deduct no more than $7,660 for a car in its > first year of service, $4,900 in the second year and less in the > succeeding years. The Toyota Prius, which uses a fuel-efficient blend of > gasoline and electric power, is eligible for an additional $2,000 clean > vehicle deduction. That means a business owner could deduct under > half of the $20,500 sticker price of the Prius in the first year of > purchase, for about $3,700 worth of federal tax savings for those in the > highest
[CTRL] Images of the Sporting Crowd
-Caveat Lector- http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2003/01/20/21AUTO.chart.jpg http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2003/01/20/business/21AUTO. chart2.jpg http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/21/business/21AUTO.html January 21, 2003 Bush Proposal May Cut Tax on S.U.V.'s for Business By DANNY HAKIM DETROIT, Jan. 20 The Bush administration's economic plan would increase by 50 percent or more the deductions that small-business owners can take right away on the biggest sport utility vehicles and pickups. The plan would mean small businesses could immediately deduct the entire price of S.U.V.'s like the Hummer H2, the Lincoln Navigator and the Toyota Land Cruiser, even if the vehicles were loaded with every available option. Or a business owner, taking full advantage, could buy a BMW X5 sport utility vehicle for a few hundred dollars more than a Pontiac Bonneville sedan, after the immediate tax deductions were factored in. Tax experts and environmentalists say the plan would provide incentives for businesses to choose the biggest gas-guzzling trucks because it takes several years to depreciate the cost of passenger cars and smaller sport utility vehicles. The ramifications of the Bush plan on S.U.V. buyers were reported today in The Detroit News. The potential lift for sales of big S.U.V.'s comes amid rising tension in the Middle East and increasing criticism of S.U.V.'s from environmentalists and regulators. But a top budget official said today that the administration might be open to changes in the tax code that would bring cars more in line with big trucks. "We have an open mind about whether the deduction for cars needs to be refined," said Dr. John Graham, the administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget. The tax code now caps deductions for most automobiles. But the largest vehicles those that weigh more than 6,000 pounds fully loaded are exempt because the relevant portion of the code was written in the 1980's, before the rise of the sport utility vehicle, and was intended to exempt big pickups needed on work sites. Now the tax incentives also give business owners not involved in hauling doctors, real estate agents, accountants more incentive to buy the biggest S.U.V.'s instead of smaller ones, or cars. The proposal "makes a glitch in the tax code much worse and it benefits rich businessmen who want to buy massive S.U.V.'s," said Aileen Roder, program director for Taxpayers for Common Sense. "In essence we're buying these vehicles for these businesses." But the administration says that greater business deductions will be a potent economic stimulant. "Many small businesses have genuine needs for large vans, pickups and S.U.V.'s, whether it be for a farm, sales or industrial application," Dr. Graham said. "An updated tax deduction for small businesses is certainly needed." Consider the Hummer H1 as an example of the new deduction. It is one of the largest and most expensive S.U.V.'s, with a base sticker price of $102,581, including destination charge. Under the Bush plan, small- business owners could use all of an annual $75,000 capital equipment deduction toward the purchase; the current equipment deduction allowance is just $25,000. That is in addition to thousands of dollars in other deductions. Under existing rules, a business could deduct 30 percent from the base price left after the capital equipment deduction, a benefit put in place as part of a post-Sept. 11 stimulus package. In the case of the H1, that would be a further deduction of $8,274. Finally, 20 percent could be deducted from what is left, part of the business deductions available for automobiles. For the H1, that would be $3,861 more in deductions. The total would be more than $87,000 in deductions, or about $33,500 in savings in federal taxes alone for buyers in the highest bracket. Under current rules, just less than $60,000 could be deducted. Deals for cars and small sport utility vehicles are much less appealing. Currently, a business can deduct no more than $7,660 for a car in its first year of service, $4,900 in the second year and less in the succeeding years. The Toyota Prius, which uses a fuel-efficient blend of gasoline and electric power, is eligible for an additional $2,000 clean vehicle deduction. That means a business owner could deduct under half of the $20,500 sticker price of the Prius in the first year of purchase, for about $3,700 worth of federal tax savings for those in the highest tax bracket. David Friedman, an engineer and analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists, an environmental group, said the increased deduction for big vehicles was "yet another loophole that the government is keeping open that is increasing our oil dependence." "Before, it was large enough to drive a small S.U.V. through," he added. "Now it's large enough to drive a Hummer through." Without altering the treatment of cars in the tax code, the Bush plan c
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Re: [CTRL] IMAGES: Hum Haunts Indiana City; Its Source Is a Mystery
-Caveat Lector- --- Forwarded message follows --- Date sent: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:53:06 -0400 From: ronald kramarz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject:Re: IMAGES: Hum Haunts Indiana City; Its Source Is a Mystery To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The below report I found sounds similar: http://www.freezone.org/timetrack/data/psychopolitics/bowart_iw.htm X. THE EUGENE WAVELENGTH "A powerful radio signal that may be affecting human health has been monitored in several Eugene locations and in the air three thousand feet above the city," proclaimed the Eugene Register-Guard on March 26, 1978. "The source of the radio signal is unknown." Thus came to light news of the. first electromagnetic biohazards suffered by a major population center (34). Shortly before the Register-Guard printed the story, a middle-aged Eugene man, Walter Deposkey, came down with symptoms remarkably similar to those attributed to microwave sickness (35). He noted a strange vibration emanating from within his home. He heard voices. He could not sleep. He suffered burning of his cornea. University of Oregon industrial hygeinist Marshall van Ert, called to investigate Deposkey's complaints, suffered the same symptoms in the man's home. Disturbed, van Ert recruited several local engineers to investigate. The engineers measured an unusual radio signal they determined was capable of producing potential biohazards. After dogging public health agencies to investigate further, van Ert broke the story in the papers (36). The Eugene Signal was described as a radio frequency pulse at 4.75 megahertz, 1,100 cycles per second, recorded within at least two local homes as well as 3,000 feet above the city (37). The signal's strength was rated at five hundred thousand watts -- ten times the FCC AM licensed limit. The signal extended as far away as the next town, Corvallis. 150 documented complaints about the signal prompted Governor Bob Straub, Senator Mark Hatfield, and Congressman Jim Weaver to demand an EPA investigation (38). A data analysis by the State Health Department's Radiation Control Section suggested "probable cause" linking the complaints to the strange frequency (39). "I was surprised," said Clifford Shrock, a Textronix, Inc. radio frequency analyst who had written CIA and NSA electronics manuals, "I'd never seen anything like it before." (40) Reactions to the story" flooded in from around the world. Calls came in from people telling similar stories about their own distant areas. Several calls came from technicians offering their hypotheses about the signal, suggesting a possible link to secret weapons readiation. The people of Eugene began to learn about Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) biohazards in a hurry. No one, however, could get to the bottom of Eugene's problem. The FCC's. Enforcement Division Assistant Chief, Richard Smith, laid the blame squarely on a naval transmitter at Dixon, California -- the "Dixon Duck" (41). Van Ert and others disputed this conclusion. The Navy denied it. When the EPA technicians finally arrived, they decided no real Problem existed and denied that there was any mystery signal. Van Ert, Shrock, and others strongly disagreed with them. They had felt the signal and had measured it. But, after holding a cursory press conference, the EPA investigators returned to its Las Vegas headquarters and dodged reporters. Then the investigation folded. While some of the citizens of Eugene, Oregon say they continue to suffer from the signal effects, the Eugene Signal remains an official mystery. Marshall Van Ert left Eugene after he began suffering from EMR symptoms. Today he is still convinced he was-victimized by secret IW radiation and a government coverup. The people of Eugene aren't the only ones complaining of EMR biohazard effects. Similar symptoms have been reported in such places as Timmons and Kirkland Lake in Canada. These effects were traced to a notorious Soviet radio broadcast dubbed by amateur radio operators "the woodpecker." (42) These effects bear a strong resemblance to the biohazards inherent in Invisible Weapons like the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) under development by the Pentagon. Although the people of Eugene didn't know it, both the U.S. and Soviet military had been working for years to perfect the use of electromagnetic frequencies as lethal psychological weapons. --- End of forwarded message --- http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validit
