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Health Care In The Inner City: Asking The Right Question, Sidney D. Watson
Health Care In The Inner City: Asking The Right Question, Sidney D. Watson
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MIAMI-June Kirchik, fifty-eight years old, discovered a large lump in her breast. When she went to a private hospital, she was denied treatment because she was indigent and her case was not considered an emergency. A public hospital performed a biopsy, which was positive, and gave her an appointment for treatment three weeks later. When Mrs. Kirchik arrived for treatment, however, the public hospital turned her away because she had not yet applied for Medicaid. Mrs. Kirchik tried another public hospital, but was turned away because she was not a resident of the hospital's service area. When Mrs. Kirchik's story …
Revisiting Realization: Accretion Taxation, The Constitution, Macomber, And Mark To Market, Henry Ordower
Revisiting Realization: Accretion Taxation, The Constitution, Macomber, And Mark To Market, Henry Ordower
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Reviews the constitutional origin of the United States realization based income taxation system and concludes that modification of that system to an accrual or accretion system would be constitutionally infirm. The article examines certain accretion rules currently in the United States tax laws, identifies the flaws in the reasoning in support of those rules in the legislative history and seeks to explain why the industries affected generally have not complained about the rules.
A Decent Home For Every American: Can The 1949 Goal Be Met?, Peter W. Salsich
A Decent Home For Every American: Can The 1949 Goal Be Met?, Peter W. Salsich
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This article follows the shift in federal housing policy from a production emphasis during the decade after the Kerner Commission Report to a policy of limited support that enables a few low-income people to choose their own housing. It details specific legislation enacted over this period and highlights the continuing debate about the most effective use of federal housing funds. Also, discussed is the growth of state and local housing support programs, as well as the non-profit community housing development movement. The author points out that the legislative framework is in place for an effective national housing policy designed to …