Income taxes do matter, and harmful tax policies cause flocks of industry leaders and fledgling small business owners to find a way to successfully maneuver to their best advantage.

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The government has had some success targeting primary pollutants, but analysts say it is just beginning to target secondary pollutant problems, including particulate matter that is harmful to human health.

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Most of these deaths occur in developing countries where larger amounts of harmful chemical compounds such as toxic gases and particulate matter are released in the atmosphere.

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Sadly, the characteristics of likeability and trustworthiness appear to have no link to company profits, suggesting that when it comes to business success, being warm and fuzzy does not matter much (though these traits are not harmful).

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To that end, investigations on the state or congressional level into the harmful economic effects of perjury would help draw attention to the matter.

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Everett Koop, the U.S. surgeon general who became a renowned conduit of information on the harmful effects of smoking, unwittingly provided a valuable lesson for negotiators: how to address subject matter most people consider negative and would prefer to not know about.

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