So far, by the measure of Mr. Bloomberg, the mayoral contenders haven't yet cracked the tech sector's political code.
The IEA also facilitated the crafting of a "Political Parties Code of Conduct" and the setting up of a National Enforcement Body to enforce the code.
There are three trade bodies, including the Association of Professional Political Consultants which has a code of conduct banning members from employing elected politicians or peers and strict rules on honesty and openness, keeping tabs on the activities of lobbyists.
We hear all the time about how basic income taxes, government spending and inflation are redistributive in nature, but not mentioned enough is how both political parties use the tax code to redistribute wealth to favored constituents or individuals who live as Washington would like them to.
Whether he was right or wrong, he was demonstrating an impulse that is embedded into the DNA code of almost every political player and observer I know: the desire to figure out what other campaign year the current one is like.
Georgian Dream has refused to endorse the same code of conduct that other political parties have accepted, and last month was fined for alleged campaign-finance violations.
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Some detractors have slammed Gore for hypocrisy because, while he has advocated higher taxes on the rich, he tried to get the Al Jazeera deal done by December 31 to avoid the Obama tax hike. (The sale didn't close until January 2.) I don't see a problem trying to legally take advantage of changes in the tax code, no matter what your political stance.
Groups granted tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(4) of the tax code are allowed to engage in some political activity, but their primary focus is supposed to be promoting social welfare.
Tax-exempt social-welfare groups organized under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code are allowed to engage in some political activity, but the primary focus of their efforts must remain promoting social welfare.
The father-of-two's Facebook comments were not visible to the general public, and were posted outside work time, but the trust argued he broke its code of conduct by expressing religious or political views which might upset co-workers.
The problem is endemic in our political system, and it reaches far beyond the tax code.
The tax code bars charitable donations from being used for political purposes.
Moreover, the White House seems likely to spend its limited political capital on preserving and extending its changes to the tax code, rather than any more big new initiatives.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice limits what soldiers may say about political issues.
You know, as Michel said, you know, Medea Benjamin from Code Pink is very well known to, you know, heckle political administration officials, so anybody who gave Medea Benjamin a ticket knew full well what they were getting.
To force the issue onto the political agenda, several House Republicans have introduced bills that would eliminate the federal tax code by 2000 or 2001.
Cynics reckon that the Grid is merely an excuse by computer scientists to milk the political system for more research grants so they can write yet more lines of useless code.
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If we allow our safety net to be weakened, or lose a sense of fairness in our tax code, then we can expect more anger and frustration from citizens across the political spectrum.
Should the Tax Code be used as a tool to hide the names of mega-givers to political candidates or the activities of lobbyists?
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Andi Hamzah, a University of Indonesia law professor who worked on the 1980s draft criminal code, said the revision effort then devolved into endless debate among people of diverse political and religious viewpoints.
Along with two political associates, John Colyandro and Jim Ellis, he is accused of conspiracy to violate the election code in his home state of Texas.
Under the Internal Revenue Code, a 501(c)(3) organization is also prohibited from intervening in political campaigns or providing any support to political action committees.
So, political cynicism aside, give Camp credit for beginning a process that may lead to a serious review of these tax code subsidies.
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While there may be agreement that the Code needs a major revision, it remains to be seen whether Congress and the White House have the political will to accomplish this goal.
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