Section 529 plans also get favored treatment when it comes to gift and estate taxes.

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When doable, it is the favored treatment versus coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) as it is less invasive.

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With many companies understandably angry over the loss of their favored treatment, they could likely be placated by an across-the-board cut in corporate income tax rates.

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Emery said the commission has investigated cases of judges who got favored police treatment, such as being driven home instead of arrested after they were stopped for drunken driving or found intoxicated in their cars.

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Regarding the favored capital gains treatment that small businesses would receive relative to their larger peers, it's frequently said that small businesses create the vast majority of new jobs, hence the need for favorable treatment.

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In fact, in 1997, and at a time when public opinion was much more favorable toward the press than it is now, a Harris Poll conducted for the Center for Media and Public Affairs found that 84% of the public favored a government "fairness doctrine" requiring equal treatment of all sides in controversies, while 70% believed that courts should impose fines for "biased or inaccurate" journalism.

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