Word: budgeted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Jackson, the current frontrunner amongDemocratic presidential candidates, said he would"convene members of the House and Senate in abipartisan way to drive this budget deficit down."He added that Reagan has not addressed adequatelythe economy's structural problems, concentratinginstead on laying blame for the stock market'swoes on the Democratic-controlled Congress...
This year's University budget includes $334,450 to pay for SCR members' meals in the houses, says Associate Dean Martha C. Gefter, and most houses also charge dues--$25 at North House for example. But most SCR members say they generally attend only the formal SCR luncheons and dinners, where they are guaranteed the conversation of other faculty members. Some house masters also give SCR luncheons an added purpose by conducting house business--such as chosing which students to recommend for fellowships...
...across the political spectrum agree that drastic steps to reduce the deficit will, ultimately, weaken the economy. Liberal economists say that spending cuts and increased taxes in the present state of the economy would only exacerbate recessionary tendencies. Robert Eisner, president-elect of the American Economic Association, says that budget cutting would be a "mindless throwback to the economics of Herbert Hoover...
...Independents blame homeowners' highproperty taxes on the fact that rent-controllandlords make less from their buildings than theywould without the controls, and consequentlycontribute less to the city budget. They also saythe system hurts small landlords by subjectingthem to regulations that they often find itdifficult to follow...
Five senior advisers join Reagan in the White House and urge him to reassure the nation. This time the President tells a group of reporters, "I am willing to look at any proposals" from lawmakers on the budget deficit...