Alternative Minimum Tax
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A 12 page paper discussing the tax originally intended to keep the nation's wealthiest individuals from being able to deduct their way into little or no tax liability. Inflation and increasing popularity of investing in the stock market have contributed to much greater numbers of people being subject to the alternative minimum tax in addition to their regular tax. The paper identifies and discusses the most common ways that middle-class taxpayers become subject to the AMT. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSaltMinTax.wps

American Counterinsurgency Tactics in the Vietnam War
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An 11 page discussion of the manner in which American counterinsurgency tactics were hampered by politics during the Vietnam War. The author of this paper contends that while the U.S. military was fully capable of winning in Vietnam, their hands were tied by political decisions which occurred back home and, in fact, by a biased liberal press. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: PPvietCo.rtf

American Defeat in the Vietnam War
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A 4 page consideration of the factors that led to our defeat in Vietnam. The author points to the complexity of the situation and to the inadequate focus related to American politics. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPvietW2.rtf