Back in 1976, amid a flurry of concern over millionaires who used shelters and loopholes to escape any tax, Congress raised the alternative minimum tax rate and ordered the IRS to report how many wealthy folks pay nothing each year.

FORBES: Twice As Many Rich Escape U.S. Tax

European football's governing body Fifa and its rule-making arm, the International Football Association Board, ordered a trial of the system last year as an alternative to using video replays.

BBC: Uefa trials new refereeing system

He placed him under an 18-month supervision order and ordered him to carry out a total of 260 hours of unpaid work as a direct alternative to custody.

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