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David Thill is a quietly unassuming young man living in Vancouver, BC. He has never met a word he did not like, but unfortunately this has resulted in less positive impact on his dating success than you might imagine.

I used to struggle against a lamentable tendency towards grammar fundamentalism, but have recently embraced my inner martinet. A good way to get a lower rating on your article is to mix up your "their, there, they're"s or misuse "should of" or "would of" instead of "should have" or "would have."

Genres of interest include science fiction, international political economy, and humour. At some point, I would like to experience the adrenaline high of editing and getting paid for it.

Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Should Americans earning over $1 million annually pay a higher tax rate?

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There is more than one reason Americans earning over $1M per year should pay a higher tax rate than those earning less. There are two basic schools of thought that both support the principle of a progressive tax system, in which those earning more pay a larger percentage of their income. The most commonly discussed school of thought argues on the principle of morality or ethics, while the second looks at the debate from a coldly practical perspective. The ethical argument is pretty intuitive. It is easy for anyone to look at a single dad working hard days for a landscape company and evenin...

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