And, of course, the interim tool would be a small thing next to that mighty engine, the income tax.

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In a long, detailed, entitlement reform paper at Newt.org, Gingrich in fact proposes eventually expanding such accounts ultimately to finance all the benefits now financed by the payroll tax, with the accounts finally displacing the payroll tax entirely with a personal, family wealth engine instead.

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The idea is that e-commerce is a such a powerful economic engine that any short-term tax revenue drop would be offset by greater economic growth and the creation of more small businesses, more jobs, higher incomes, greater income tax collection and, ultimately, a larger tax base.

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Cahuzac was the one standing before the cameras, promising to battle fiscal fraud and singling out "a certain search engine" in legal negotiations to regularize its tax situation.

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The small business community now needs to make its voice heard about changes to the tax code that will help them continue to be the engine of jobs and growth for this country.

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That would transform the highest tax most working people pay into a personal family wealth engine that over a lifetime of savings and investment would accumulate to close to a million dollars in real terms for two-earner average income families.

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The restaurants and shops (everything from 7-Eleven to Cartier) are the financial engine of Changi and even locals are lured by a tax exemption extended into the public areas and a price guarantee that doubles the refunded difference of any lower price found in downtown Singapore, part of an effort to combat airport price gouging.

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Together, we can pass, this year, a tax bill for fairness, simplicity, and growth, making this economy the engine of our dreams and America the investment capital of the world.

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Economists would say the rising prices are like the check engine light coming on on the dashboard, and to lift the gas tax would just put a piece of black tape over the warning light.

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