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Página 45 - I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves ; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education.
Página 164 - An excise tax is hereby imposed on the storage, use or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property...
Página 165 - If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.
Página 164 - For the privilege of selling tangible personal property at retail a tax is hereby imposed upon all retailers at the rate of 2£ percent of the gross receipts of any retailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail in this State...
Página 44 - But it is not the minds of heretics that are deteriorated most by the ban placed on all inquiry which does not end in the orthodox conclusions. The greatest harm done is to those who are not heretics and whose whole mental development is cramped and their reason cowed by the fear of heresy.
Página 158 - ... percent in the case of a statute, and 8 percent in the case of an amendment to the Constitution, of the votes for all candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election. (c) The Secretary of State shall then submit the measure at the next general election held at least 131 days after it qualifies or at any special statewide election held prior to that general election.
Página 115 - Unfortunately, many elder victims are too embarrassed to report. Sometimes the perpetrator is a loved one or their caregiver, and they don't want to get them in trouble. Sometimes, elders are not aware they have been defrauded or feel that reporting will do no good, or they don't want to bother the police.
Página 120 - President's framework will give all Medicare beneficiaries access to: + Prescription drug coverage that enables seniors to get the medicines they need, without the government dictating their drug choices. + Choice of an individual health care plan that best fits their needs-just like Members of Congress and other federal employees enjoy today.
Página 119 - Medicare's regulations and administrative procedures should be updated and streamlined, while the instances of fraud and abuse should be reduced. • Medicare should encourage high-quality care for all seniors.
Página 124 - Congress to immediately provide all seniors with a drug discount card that is estimated to achieve savings of 10 to 25 percent on the cost of prescription drugs by pooling the buying power of Medicare participants. Additional Help for Low-Income Seniors Under the President's framework, low-income Medicare beneficiaries will get prescription drug coverage without paying additional premiums and will receive additional assistance with their cost-sharing. The President will ask Congress to provide low-income...