Word: gephardts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Gephardt said changes should include the establishment of energy import taxes as well as increased taxes on high-income individuals...
...also called for substantial defense cuts involving the dissolution of some foreign military bases and terminations of unnecessary federal departments and agencies. Gephardt did not say which agencies he would eliminate...
Praising the "total quality management" of private sector politics, Gephardt said that the federal government should treat citizens in a more business-like manner, "as responsibly as business treats its best customers...
...Gephardt held the national press responsible for fostering recent political tensions by reporting on "what panders best to our emotions and preferences and purchases" instead of on serious issues such as education and the character of candidates...
...consequence, elected officials are suspicious of each other because of "scandalous, superficial" news provided by media institutions driven by ratings and tied to big corporations and the financial concerns of their owners, according to Gephardt...