Word: expansionist
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After coming to office in 1981 on a wave of popular support, the Socialists were expected to change everything for the better--fast. It was thus inevitable that the public would be disappointed. The government immediately undertook a bold expansionist economic program aimed at speeding up growth. The main result, though, was three devaluations of the franc. In 1982 the government switched to an austerity program that resulted in lower inflation but also a sharp increase in unemployment. While that policy soothed many furrowed brows, the Socialists were stuck with a reputation for erratic leadership...
...something to everyone, including €6 billion in income tax cuts along with increases in public spending. Result: a growing budget shortfall, which the European Commission warns will equal 3.6% of Italy's GDP in 2005, well above euro-zone limits. "Berlusconi wanted to be like Bush, pursuing an expansionist policy by running a deficit," says opposition MP Enrico Letta. Having patched over coalition differences, the PM is playing it safe - he's stopped calling for income tax cuts, and though he dare not renounce the League's federalist goals, prospects for action on that front have dimmed...
There is one intimation of optimism about the upcoming summit: the scrimmaging is being conducted with reasonable civility on both sides. Reagan pulled no punches at the U.N. in propounding his view that the Soviet Union is still an expansionist dictatorship, but his sober rhetoric lacked the strident edge so notable during his first term. Shevardnadze, for his part, was quite diplomatic when asked if he found any encouraging aspects to Reagan's speech. "If there were no positive seeds," said the smooth Soviet as his private talk with Reagan was about to begin, "we would not have...
...U.S.S.R. that killed détente by its military buildup and its aggressive efforts to spread Communism through the Third World. The U.S. is eager for a fresh start, but that will require modification of the behavior that causes Americans to view the Soviet Union as an expansionist totalitarianism...
...generalized sense that American-style democratic capitalism will never again face a serious challenge is one of the most troubling aspects of our current societal discourse. Today, the notion that America might one day have to confront a fully-formed, radical, and expansionist ideology such as Nazism or Soviet Communism is almost laughable. Yet if history has one clear lesson to offer us, it is this: New challenges will inevitably rise and blindness towards them is extremely dangerous...