"We want to assemble a substantial fund, and then distribute it fairly and efficiently to those who are entitled to relief, " said Lowey, a financial consultant.

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Thus, in re-writing the Code, Congress should be mindful of the fact that each additional loophole, deduction and tax expenditure makes it more difficult for the IRS to enforce the Code fairly and efficiently.

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Even if government could allocate resources fairly and oversee projects efficiently -- and Alaska's "bridge to nowhere" suggests strongly that it cannot -- public funding will never be deep enough to finance the infrastructure we need.

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However, Mr Speaker, I can bring forward a proposal for this year that will offset the average loss and which will provide financial support more fairly, quickly and efficiently than any one-off rebate scheme - providing we legislate for it now in this year's Finance Bill.

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Because a lot of the cost of the licensing procress is the learning curve of doing the first one, experienced clerical staff can complete the licensing fairly efficiently, and help to shield more senior managers from ever having to spend even five minutes of their day worrying about the process.

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Most of the medical costs that an individual far from retirement age and not on welfare incurs they will pay for themselves, and their incentives are aligned fairly efficiently.

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