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...agreeing to, and even urging, a second round of tax changes (the first round came two years ago) that take back some of the reductions enacted in the sweeping bill he pushed through Congress in 1981, though a few of his supply-side supporters have raised philosophical objections. Democrats contend that the 1981 tax cuts went much too far and, combined with huge increases in military spending, are the principal reason for the huge deficit. During the campaign they will hammer on the theme that the deficit and interest rates are "ticking time bombs" set to blow up under...
Israel has, with good reason, always been an anxious nation. It has had to contend with neighbors at times so viciously hostile that the young country's existence was constantly threatened. Now, paradoxically, Israel is physically more secure than ever: of its four Arab neighbors, only Syria is a military menace. Yet that has not translated into psychological security. Three dozen years after its birth, Israel faces problems never imagined by Yaacov Zvieli and other founders. "We now disagree among ourselves on everything," says Major General Israel Tal, the father of his country's tank industry...
...work in the U.S., are forged in such quantities that they can be bought for only $12 apiece. Anyone who can get a false birth certificate and one other document, like a driver's license, can usually get a Social Security card with little trouble. In sum, critics contend, Simpson-Mazzoli's documentation requirements are beyond the ability of the INS to enforce...
Raising the drinking age, supporters contend, would save as many as 1,250 of the 5,000 teen-age lives lost each year in auto accidents caused by intoxication, and would also cut into the toll of some 20,000 older drunken-driving victims. A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety of accident patterns in nine states that raised the drinking age shows an average 28% drop in fatal nighttime crashes involving under-21 age groups. Polls show 77% of Americans favor a drinking age of 21. Sums up New Jersey Congressman James Florio: "The 21-year...
...question the economic wisdom of the IMF's policies. They charge that the fund's prescription is the same regardless of individual circumstance. For example, the IMF makes no distinction between deficits caused by a government's policies and those beyond its control. In addition, critics contend, the fund's emphasis on reducing inflation at the expense of employment is misplaced in developing countries. Finally, it is held, the IMF's insistence on suppressing consumer demand is inconsistent and self-defeating: carried to its logical conclusion on a global scale, it would stifle international trade...