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There were many German-speaking Americans in Pennsylvania and other states; Dutch settlers in New York and elsewhere could learn to use German easily; German would be easy for other colonials to learn, since it was basically similar to English; the Hessians, German troop levies “rented” by the British, were deserting to the Americans and many wished to remain in America.
When people say they miss me,I think how much I miss me too,Me, the old me, the great me,Lover of three women in one day,Modest me, the best me, friend To waiters and bartenders, heartyLaugher and name rememberer,Proud me, handsome and hirsuteIn soccer shoes and shortsOn the ball fields behind MIT,Strong me in a weightbelt at the gym,Mutual sweat dripper in and out Of the sauna, furtive observerOf the coeducated and scantily clad,Speedy me, cyclist of rivers,Goose and peregrine falconCounter, all season venturer,Chatterer-up of corner cops,Groundskeepers, mothers with strollers,Outwitter of panhandlers and billCollectors, avoider of levies, excises,Me in a taxi in the rain,Pressing my luck all the way home.
Inside the cubicyards it levies, league by league, respiring,budgeting its heat, it hides
Tax revenues will fall worldwide because companies can move to avoid levies, and because electronic commerce is virtually impossible to tax.
The Spanish government levies a value-added tax (called IVA) on most items (currently up to 13.8%).