Word: effective
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...cuts for the explosion of the national debt. He has captured perfectly the fury Americans feel for a system they think treats them like suckers while the rich enjoy a secret tax code written just for them--notwithstanding that his flat tax could favor the rich even more effectively. But his appeal is not only to apparent fairness and simplicity, the allure of a tax return no bigger than a postcard. The plan is also a lethal attack on the whole "culture of Washington," which he proposes to starve to death. Convinced that cutting taxes will stimulate the economy, Forbes...
This has left the other candidates fuming. "The great, huge perversion of all of this," says Alexander campaign media adviser Mike Murphy, "is that [Forbes] got in to stop Dole, but the only effect he's having is to help him. In exchange for helping Dole, he's going to get to be the Secretary of Rich Clueless Guys." Gramm shares Alexander's dilemma, but he has more to lose. Gramm cannot rely on Dole to target Forbes much longer, since the Dole camp wants only to wound Forbes, not kill him off. That means Gramm will have to attack...
...days the flow is in the other direction, from the shattered forces of the have-nots to the triumphant party of the got-mines. But here's Pat Buchanan--a man whose campaign letterhead features a roster of CEOS--running around the country and bashing Big Business to sensational effect. The guardians of conservative p.c. are pummeling him as a traitor and a "left-winger" in every medium they command. Blue-collar people, in at least some settings, are embracing him as the great white hope--a sort of depigmented Jesse Jackson with a snarl...
...government regulation and the willingness of Mexican banks to accept suitcases full of cash without asking questions, drug barons have been able to squirrel billions of dollars into legitimate businesses; Garcia Abrego owns dozens of such businesses, including computer stores, car dealerships and meat-packing plants. The effect on the economy can be pernicious. Since businesses supplied with capital from drug dealing don't have to worry about profits, efficiency or paying interest, they can drive out legitimate enterprises. "It's a little like cocaine itself," notes Andrew Reding of the World Policy Institute. "You get a quick rush that...
America has left its "Leave It to Beaver" days behind. Today, children are seen as growing up too fast, too soon while their parents race the police to get them back on track. As the call continues for a return to "family values," a disturbing side-effect has emerged in the form of growing support for corporal punishment in homes and schools. While proponents say the practice is an effective mode of discpline, the physical punishment of children raises many problematic issues...