In other words, the special levy would have to be adjusted upward until the intended effect is achieved.

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Or how about we levy a special tax on newspapers and magazines and direct the money into a New Media Trust Fund out of which bureaucrats can support research on new non-dead-tree methods of disseminating news?

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The committee also recommended that the federal government levy a special assessment on investment banks to pay for any future industry bailouts, thus giving the bankers an incentive to support federal intervention only when a failure would present a true risk to the financial system.

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