Slate could have put someone with a reasonable grasp of elementary finance and a balanced viewpoint in charge of writing a tax piece.
( Slate ( ( could ( have ( ( put someone ) ( with ( ( ( ( a ( reasonable grasp ) ) ( of ( elementary finance ) ) ) and ) ( ( a ( balanced viewpoint ) ) ( in ( charge ( of ( writing ( a ( tax piece ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
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Slate has incompetent people write their tax pieces.
( Slate ( ( has ( ( incompetent people ) ( write ( their ( tax pieces ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
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