The United States enacted an estate tax in 1916, and when John D. Rockefeller, America's first billionaire, died in 1937, his estate paid 70 percent. Since then, the rates have fluctuated, but this is the first time the tax has been ...
The owner of the hotel and his security guard didn't like what I was doing, until they saw my Kerry button. The owner fo the motel is from Palestine. He spoke at length telling how people abroad love America and Americans yet have a ...
Others, like Alice LaSota, were disgusted by the absences of elected officials at Saturday's services at the Capitol. She said that she and her husband, Leo, were there in part ?because only 35 of the 535 Congressmen came.? .... Glad Mr Bush could finally break away from his vacation to get to Washington to view the coffin. Too bad he was too busy to be there when Pres Ford 's body arrived to greet it?.I quess it would have interupted his vacation plans. ...