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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
December 1, 2012
In 1986, Democrats and Republicans came together and enacted a tax reform measure that closed loopholes and lowered tax rates. That was a great achievement. The ’86 act has shaped thinking ever since. Now when people talk about tax reform, they instinctively say, “Let’s do another ’86-style....