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What is the taxpayer getting in return for the tens of billions of dollars per year in tax subsidy
Nonprofit hospitals face more questions May 27, 2005
Texas charity care law is a fair, objective standard for determining if a hospital is meeting its mission as a nonprofit organization
Non-profit hospitals face more questions May 27, 2005
Personal accounts can take a number of forms, and we're going to examine all those that have been offered
Rep. Thomas to draft retirement package Apr 29, 2005
The bigger dollar amounts, our members want to deal with directly
Congress: At odds over rural Medicare Aug 26, 2003
Approximately five million different parameters have to be followed for a computer mock-up of the climate system to be accurate. All their important interactions and impacts must be known, but they are not. Furthermore, a full mock-up, covering all the spatial scales and generating a 40-year forecast of climate change, would take more than 10 to the power of 34 years of supercomputing. In other words, an incredibly long wait and a near-impossible computational task
Think tanks wrap-up May 07, 2003
William Marshall Thomas (born December 6, 1941), commonly known as Bill Thomas, is an American politician, and the Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979–2007, most recently representing California's 22nd congressional district. He last served as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and retired at the end of the 109th Congress.
Thomas was born in Wallace, Idaho, moving with his parents to the Southern California area. He graduated from Garden Grove High School, attended Santa Ana College, earning an associate's degree before transferring to San Francisco State University, where he earned his bachelor's degree and master's degree in political science in 1963 and 1965, respectively. He became an instructor at Bakersfield College before running in the California State Assembly in 1974. He won election to the House of Representatives in 1978, representing the 18th congressional district.
Thomas married the former Sharon Lynn Hamilton in 1968. They have two grown children, Christopher and Amelia. He and his family are Baptists.