"While there have been more occasions when there is standing room only, there are still some periods when it's slow, " said a counter staff who gave her surname as Wang.

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We think higher tax rates would slow growth and receipts, but the counter-argument is that tax rates rose in 1993 and the economy grew.

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So far Mr Putera's counter-attack has made slow progress.

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Raising taxes to bring in money for the government is unlikely to work, and recent austerity programs in Greece have showed to be counter-productive and can actually slow economies and revenue flow, worsening the debt outlook.

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Slow Food was founded in Italy in 1989 to counter the rise of fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and to encourage people to be aware about the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.

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