Word: boosts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...However, the Administration could deliberately underestimate defense spending when the whole administrative budget goes to Congress next month. Having avoided tying a tax increase to his domestic programs for the time being, the President could come back later with a supplementary request and blame the war for any tax boost that might be needed...
...convention, Meany had kind words for the 89th Congress, even though it pointedly failed to give him the three pieces of legislation that labor wants most: repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act's right-to-work provision, an increase in the federal minimum wage, and a boost in federal-state unemployment benefits...
...President. Indeed, by accepting the fait accompli gracefully, Johnson retained the goodwill of the banking community and fiscally conservative businessmen (see U.S. BUSINESS). Moreover, if the board's tighter money policy causes the economy to dip too sharply, Johnson can rightfully argue that he opposed the discount boost all along. On the other hand, if the 58-month-long economic boom continues unabated, as most economists expect it to, Johnson-not the board-will get the credit...
...part of the debate over inflation centers on whether there should be a boost in interest rates, the classical economic medicine. Bankers have been pressing for a rise, and last week the biggest banker of all, President Rudolph .A. Peterson of the Bank of America, stated their case: "A small rise in rates would not seriously dampen American business. On the contrary, it could well contribute to balanced and continued expansion of our economy." The Administration, on the other hand, has opposed any interest rise because of fears that such a rise might cut off the expansion by discouraging investment...
...bill establishing the Cambridge Parking Authority will probably be considered at the General Court's next session, which begins in January. Rep. Timothy W. Hickey (D. Middlesex), the bill's sponsor, said last night "I don't expect any opposition at all," The garage would be a "great boost to Harvard Square," he declared...