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...lessen its inflationary impact, the auto tax would start low and climb high. Initially it would be around $400 for cars that get ten miles or less to the gallon; by 1985 the tax could grow to as much as $2,500. By contrast, the rebate would start out in the $300 range for the most economical cars (those that get 39 miles or more to the gallon) and rise to a maximum of $500 by 1985. The distribution of such a variety of rebates would doubtless be a burdensome bureaucratic chore. The purpose of the plan is to give...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Jimmy's Carrot-and-Stick Plan | 4/25/1977 | See Source »

Betty Krier '78-3 said that the paper might lessen its impact by limiting its audience...

Author: By Erica G. Foldy, | Title: Radcliffe Students to Organize Newspaper on Women's Issues | 3/30/1977 | See Source »

Mansfield said the United States should maintain friendly ties with East Asia, lessen tensions in the area to prevent conflict, and prevent any one power from dominating East Asia...

Author: By Jaleh Poorooshasb, | Title: Mike Mansfield Suggests New East Asian Policies | 3/30/1977 | See Source »

...fact, some parts of the plan seem tailor-made to lessen the Quad's attractiveness. Four-year housing, for one, has long been seen as one of the Quad's strong points. Quad freshmen, in contact with more mature and experienced upperclassmen, benefit from a network of course and personal advising superior to that of the Yard. For their part, upperclassmen at the Quadrangle enjoyed the vitality that freshmen bring to hall life...

Author: By Roger M. Klein, | Title: The Fox Trot | 3/25/1977 | See Source »

...self-interest. To a degree, that is true of us too. But the fact that we have different views as to what the world ought to be does not mean that there still aren't circumstances under which it would be in our mutual interest to try to lessen the degree of military confrontation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Signal to the Soviets-and to Carter | 3/21/1977 | See Source »

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