Debate on Tax Reform
Andrew ManleyGuest Columnist When it comes to tax reform, equality and fairness are aspects that cannot be ignored. What may seem to be the most compelling argument for a flat tax would be it is the most fair, as everyone pays an equal rate. However, this reasoning does not consider that those who are most [...]
Debate on Tax Reform
Kyle Vande WeerdGuest Columnist In 1945, the peak income tax rate was 94 percent. Marginalized income tax rates have been declining since 1953. Despite this almost constant decline in tax rates, federal revenues have continued to rise both in real dollars as well as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product. We have also seen [...]
Retain Merchant?s Progressive Voice
I urge District 7 voters to return Pam Merchant to the State Senate in the upcoming election. She represents a progressive voice for not only the people of this District, but for the entire state. Senator Merchant has taken a keen interest in the state’s tax structure. She has supported removal of the State sales [...]
SA petition shows integrity
Issue: The Students’ Association recently passed a resolution to petition Brookings City Council for $15,000 from third penny tax in funding to SDSU. The third penny, or 3B tax, levees taxes . The City of Brookings has the power to impose this third penny tax, which taxes leisurely expenditures like prepared foods. The city then [...]
Many seem ?eager? to put faith in God, fear putting it in fellow humans
Hannah McdermetDeviant Ink Slinger “Thank God!” This phrase has infused itself into our everyday language. “Thank God you’re here.” “Thank God he wasn’t hurt.” “Thank God she found her saucepan.” It seems like you cannot go a single day without hearing about all the amazing things God, or any other deity, accomplished that day. It [...]
Improper stretching before workouts can lead to serious injury
Kyle KranzRunning on the white Line As an ultra marathoner and triathlete I spend way too much time at the Wellness Center. One of the most common activities I notice is how people warm up and stretch incorrectly before exercising. The most common warm up is a couple very brief leg stretches, five minutes of [...]
Prayer and worship in Mass ease midterm stress
Father Andrew DickinsonColumnist It is Homecoming and Hobo Day is almost here. It is near midterm and tests are piling up. Job fairs. Summer internships. As students there are so many ways that you are daily called to give, work, study and strive. I am feeling a little down my effort in Professor Tolle’s Early [...]
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