Some homeowners and the local government are at odds about whether property loss to the dunes should be taxed.

一些房主和当地政府在是否应该对沙丘造成的财产损失征税的问题上意见不一。

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a research group, reckons that tax losses could grow to about $50bn a year.

负责任联邦预算委员会（一个研究团体）估计每年的税收损失可能会增长到约500亿美元。

They found that larger windfall gains led to higher pay for CEOs of less scrutinised firms; tax losses did not seem to affect their earnings. Lucky things.

他们发现，税收收益带来的大笔意外之财导致受审查较少的公司的CEO获得了更高的薪酬，而税收损失似乎并未影响CEO的收入。真是走运。