Word: hikes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...some such modified flat tax. Like most of the proposals, the Treasury plan presumably will be "revenue neutral"; it will net the Government the same amount of money as does the existing tax. Reagan recently repeated his campaign pledge that tax reform would be used as a disguised tax hike "only over my dead body...
Lower rates, no tax hike for anyone and no loss to the Treasury? It all appears to be a mirage. And it is. Even though Congress is not in session, lobbyists are already calling on staff experts and members of key tax-writing committees to press arguments against eliminating special-benefit tax breaks. Business interests are gearing up for an assault against reform on the logical assumption that they might have to pay more in taxes. Indeed, the realization is dawning that millions of Americans will have to pay more under any reform plan that could be passed by Congress...
...quarter of voters cited the potential of a tax increase as their reason for voting against Mondale. Interestingly, 55% said that the next President will probably have to raise taxes, but 43% of them voted for Reagan anyway, even though he has pledged not to seek a tax hike. The only issue that seems to have cut against Reagan was military spending. One in five voters cited it as the main factor influencing their votes, and 61% of those voted for Mondale...
...spruce forests, snowcapped mountains and rolling ranchland-and this partly makes up for the lack of friendship in town. So does the great variety of his work. One day he may be up before dawn to survey an elk herd by helicopter. The next day he and Duke may hike ten miles into the high country to stock a remote lake with trout. When Madison checks fishing licenses on a lake, Duke sleeps in the canoe. "He's smart, but I can't teach him to paddle," jokes Madison...
...street to get a loaf of bread, and it was $1.43. I was floored." Although Harris, 40, sticks to a tight budget and avoids stocking up on frills, the weekly grocery bill for her family of three has climbed from $80 to $100 in the past year. That 25% hike is nearly six times as great as the modest increase in the Consumer Price Index since September...