We would see all other taxes ended before we surrender any part of the protective tariff system."

VOA: special.2010.05.27

The IoD report says under an open-ended system, a graduate tax becomes the student loan you never pay off and would be "a tax on effort and merit".

BBC: Graduate tax 'could hit UK's competitiveness'

The Absent Teacher Reserve pool was established in the 2005 teachers' contract, when forced job-placement within the school system ended.

WSJ: City Moving to Strengthen Teacher Pool

When the Bretton Woods system ended in 1971, the United States had run a current account surplus every year since 1960.

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