Word: levelism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Viet Nam, well under a majority of either the public or the leaders were willing to let the President maintain existing troop strength for more than a year. No more than 23% of the public and 18% of the leaders agreed to leave troops at the present 500,000 level for more than a year, although 10% were willing to keep them there for as long as five years. Nor are many more willing to tolerate what is reported to be the President's fallback position on troop reductions. Only 27% of the public and 25% of the leaders...
...concept of "subsidiarity"-the idea that a higher level of authority should never intervene in matters within the competence of a lower one -should be strengthened...
...sells for about $26,000; the same one would have cost $20,200 in 1966. In many suburbs, prices have jumped a good deal faster than that. At the same time, the overwhelming demand for apartments has pushed up rents, and vacancy rates have fallen to the lowest level in twelve years...
Welfare assistance should be given only temporarily and on a minimal level, Parker stated. "It is only common sense to realize that there is a limit to what I can do for another." he said, "regardless of my good intentions...
...more fundamental level, the Center (and similar institutions) might consciously seek more diversity of views on its staff members to a greater degree than it has-although if anything is currently lacking in the economic development staff. it is strong supporters of present U.S. policies toward developing countries...