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Tennessee’s Crisis Prone Tax System (amforumbacklog.blogspot.com)

Tennessee’s tax system is in desperate need of reform. Its dependence on sales tax for most of its revenue and the non-existent service tax is not only inefficient, but inequitable. Because there is... More

Tags: tax,american forum,tennessee,families,sales tax,reform,commentary

Submitted about 1 year ago by AmericanForum | 0 Comments |

The Coal Disaster (amforumbacklog.blogspot.com)

It's being called a huge environmental disaster but, unlike Katrina, the TVA coal ash pond dam collapse disaster was not caused by the environment. Rather, this disaster was caused by the continued... More

Tags: coal,american forum,eniroment,disaster,katrina,tva coal,energy

Submitted about 1 year ago by AmericanForum | 0 Comments |

English Only Amendment; How Not to Unite a Community (amforumbacklog.blogspot.com)

I have been a teacher all of my life. For a number of years I taught English to immigrants. I experienced firsthand the frustration of trying to communicate without a common language. I was always... More

Tags: amendment,government,american forum,nancy stetten

Submitted about 1 year ago by AmericanForum | 0 Comments |

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