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Thrower Symposium to focus on tax reform Tax reform has become an enduring political issue, whether focused on taxpayers' frustration over the complexity of the tax code or the allegedly aggressive tactics of the IRS. The law school's 1999 Thrower Symposium, Feb. 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., will feature nationally known experts who will explore the financial and political implications of tax reform, including proposals such as the flat tax, value-added tax, the national sales tax and incremental change of the current income tax. Speakers include Alvin Rabushka, The Hoover Institution; Daniel Halperin, Harvard Law School; Lawrence Kotlikoff, Boston University; Michael Graetz, Yale Law School; and former congressmen Buddy Darden and Edgar Jenkins Organized the Emory Law Review, the annual Thrower Symposium deals with timely legal issues. It is named for Emory alumnus Randolph Thrower '34C, '36L, a senior partner at the Atlanta law firm of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, who was U.S. commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from 1969-71. The event will be held in Tull Auditorium. CLE credit available at $3 per hour. Call 404-727-6831 for more information. |
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