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...Feldstein goes a step beyond a dispassionate economic argument by making his plan into a panacea for the trade deficit--when it's not. The United States could let the dollar fall to eliminate its huge trade deficit. As American goods get relatively cheaper and foreign goods more expensive, America will be selling more and buying less, until eventually our trading accounts balance. In fact, Bush may choose to follow this plan to eliminate the deficit...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Must It Come Down? | 1/4/1989 | See Source »

...idea, recently suggested in a Crimson staff editorial, that a student center will somehow provide a panacea for the "moribund" social life on campus seems wishful thinking...

Author: By Andrew J. Bates, | Title: Student Center at Home | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

ALTHOUGH a student center cannot be the sole panacea for the College's problems, it is a huge step in the right direction. Situated near the center of classroom, office and Yard activity, Memorial Hall is bound to draw in most students and faculty--as long as it provides the right mix of services...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Centering Harvard Life | 10/13/1988 | See Source »

...step that his plan should not include is the panacea offered by Pete DuPont and Ec 10 section leaders--removing price supports. Currently, if the market price of agricultural commodities falls below an established floor, the federal government pays farmers the difference. Conservatives argue that the supports subsidize inefficiency and perpetuate a surplus that depresses prices...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Cultivating the Farm Vote | 10/8/1988 | See Source »

...Palestinian state on the West Bank, while being a very serious possibility for at least some of us, is not a panacea. An overcrowded nation with little economic infrastructure, doubtful democratic traditions, ridiculous geographic boundaries, a radical leadership, and a populace none too kindly disposed towards Israelis is not necessarily a recipe for peace. There are no easy answers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Objecting to 'A Solution for Israel' | 1/25/1988 | See Source »

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