Word: enact
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...danger is that Congress and the Administration will do none of the above. Instead, they are all too likely to let the system drift closer to the point at which the money runs out, then enact a series of emergency proposals-and trust to luck...
...President look cynical. Others insisted Ronald Reagan had to reassure conservative voters that he remains committed to a balanced budget, even though he is proposing the biggest deficits in history. In his speech to the nation last week, Reagan chose the reassurance route. He called on Congress to enact a constitutional amendment requiring balanced budgets as the only method by which "we can stop the Government's squandering, overtaxing ways...
Patricia Soley, a Bachrach aide, said statewide regulations would be too difficult to enact, and agreed that different communities have different needs in the matter...
...other friend, Robert Gardner, 43, a high school teacher in New Castle, is urging another tactic. Aided by hundreds of "English" volunteers, he has collected upwards of 10,000 signatures and hopes to get 10,000 more on petitions urging Congress to enact a law exempting all Amish from paying for Social Security. He has even written to President Reagan asking for his support. "The Amish," says Gardner, "are not a fly-by-night religion, just formed to avoid taxes. Legislation already exists which exempts an Amish individual from paying Social Security taxes when he is self-employed. The precedent...
...setting the stage for a renewed supply squeeze, and a surge in imports, once the economy starts to grow again. Though an energy tax would help prevent foreign suppliers from regaining their former economic leverage over the U.S., lawmakers are beginning to see an even more compelling reason to enact a levy. Properly drawn, a tax would help close the revenue chasm in future Administration budget projections...