The production design, though similar, is not trying to match the Jackson films. It’s worth remembering, if only for legal reasons, that this is not the exact same world. Even Benjamin Walker, who plays Gil-galad, bears a striking resemblance to Mark Ferguson, who appeared as the elven king in a nonspeaking cameo in The Fellowship of the Ring’s prologue. Actors like Morfydd Clark (Galadriel) and Robert Aramayo (Elrond) were cast, in part, because they could age into the older versions played respectively by Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving in Jackson’s films. Contrary to what many believe according to polls, 98 percent of Americans actually paid less in taxes last year, due primarily to the federal economic stimulus legislation.In creating this new story, McKay and Payne’s goal was, in McKay’s words, “different but familiar.” While the series is not a precise continuation of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings, it shouldn’t clash with the cinematic world fans have come to know and love. Since then, some GOP lawmakers and conservative commentators have said the Obama administration is edging toward a VAT.Ĭ's Stephanie Condon took an in-depth look at how President Obama's policies had affected American taxpayers during the 2009 fiscal year. He said a value-added tax "was not as toxic an idea" as it had been in the past. Volcker has said taxes might have to be raised to slow the deficit's growth. "It takes money out of the economy that could grow the economy and get us back to work and gives more money to government." We are already taxed enough," Hoagland told CBS. Speaking to on Washington Unplugged ahead of his remarks at the Tax Day Rally last week in Washington, Ken Hoagland, Campaign Director for Online Tax Revolt, called the notion of a VAT in the U.S., "unthinkable." And then we decide how do we pay for that." He said his first priority "is to figure out how can we reduce wasteful spending so that, you know, we have a baseline of the core services that we need and the government should provide. "And before, you know, I start saying 'this makes sense or that makes sense,' I want to get a better picture of what our options are," Obama said.
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