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Oracle-based quantum algorithms cannot use deep loops because quantum states exist only as mathematical amplitudes in Hilbert space with no physical substrate. Criticall ...

Finding bipartisan agreement on comprehensive tax reform will be difficult, but one idea should be commonsense: Tax reform shouldn’t leave middle-class taxpayers worse off. Unfortunately, one option ...