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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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“If you’re going to put a good tax reform proposal together, it is going to be regressive. People are going to have to accept that," said Christine Ries, Professor of Economics. Ries' statement was featured in Jay Bookman's blog discussing how the 9-9-9 plan of GOP presidential candidate, Herman Cain, would redistribute the federal tax burden. Source: Atlanta-Journal Constitution, October 19, 2011