how often does the letter "l" occur in:
in the wake of the worst fiscal crisis in decades, several states -- most notably, new york and hawaii -- have recently adopted income tax increases targeted at upper-income individuals and families. as the center on budget and policy priorities has documented, they may well be joined by several other states in the coming months as more lawmakers realize that this is the most responsible way to address budget shortfalls.
critics of progressive income tax increases like to suggest that such changes will only spur the wealthy to pack up and head to more tax-friendly climes like, say, wyoming or south dakota. yet, as itep observed earlier this week, at least three of the states that turned to income tax increases during the last fiscal crisis (new york, new jersey, and connecticut) saw an upturn in the number of affluent taxpayers over the ten year period from 1997 to 2006. guess it's hard to find the equivalent of per se or le bernardin in sioux falls!
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I counted thirty-two "l"s in that text.
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