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...state legislature to go ahead with plans to raise the drinking age to 21. So far, the governor has implemented his drunk driving measures with caution, making sure he consulted with those involved first. His public announcement last week that he would not fight against or vote the hike even though he doesn't support it could reverse all that constructive work...
Since Ducks' feelings on the driving age hike have not yet been widely publicized, he has not received due criticism from student groups who have so far trusted the governor on the issue of drunk driving. If he does not change his position and lobby against the measure in the State House, Massachusetts college students should re-think their thus far close cooperation with the governor. Dukakis should realize that he owes the college students who he has been working with on drunk driving a bigger favor than their elders who might want to see a higher drinking...
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Dukakis said that while he did not approve of a move in the legislature to hike the drinking age from 20 to 21, he would not veto the proposal if it reached him because "there is considerable public sentiment to raise it again." But he added that it was not part of his strategy to reduce automobile fatalities...
...Congress has so far refused to enact a tax increase that will not take effect for three years, while the President has ruled out a quicker hike. Moreover, many lawmakers want less defense spending, and more for social programs, than the White House proposed. The result: a budget gridlock. Observed Alice Rivlin, who left her post as director of the Congressional Budget Office last month and is now the head of economic studies for the Brookings Institution: "Congress believes the White House is not serious about raising taxes." Added Heller: "Congress cannot move until the President does...