1.   Like the poll tax, the council tax would also take account of the number of adults in each household.

2.   Such a tax takes a smaller and smaller proportion of income as income increases.

3.   And state taxes can take an additional bite.

4.   As for the investment guide itself, the magazine recommends that everybody overhaul their investments to adjust to new tax laws and lower the tax take on savings.

5.   Alcohol prices are likely to rise as new taxes take effect.

6.   Farmers and owners of family businesses are allowed even more before the tax takes effect.

7.   Former Governor William F. Weld rescinded it as soon as he took office and before the tax could take effect.

8.   If taxes take a bigger bite of those trust funds, will the demand for dividends increase to make up for that?

9.   Some investors would surely be startled by the bite taxes take from their fund returns.

10.   Such taxes could take different forms, but they would largely resemble a national sales tax.