Word: protectionists
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...easily blame the Republicans, who have a tendency to be more conservative on immigration policies. But xenophobia is in every stripe of politician. Democrat Dick Gephardt is making a bid for the presidency by engaging in Asia-bashing. A ranting protectionist is not likely to limit his hostility toward other countries to matters of trade. But maybe some of us don't think it is such a bad idea to keep the outsiders outside...
Honda maintains that the shipment of autos from its Marysville, Ohio, plant is more than a gesture to assuage protectionist sentiments in the U.S. Contends Chino: "It's a small, initial step for future big, big sales in Japan." Honda officials say they plan to ship 4,000 cars to Japan during 1988 and as many as 50,000 annually by 1991. Because the decline of the dollar has lowered U.S. production costs, the autos can be sold in Japan at a competitive price. The Accords are outfitted with luxuries not found on Japanese models: spoilers, fancy wheel covers...
...precisely what he wants to say. His constant references to "economic opportunity" and "good jobs at good wages" turned the Massachusetts economic revival into a much ridiculed cliche. Only in recent weeks, with Gephardt as the target, has Dukakis found his voice as a campaigner, railing against everything from protectionist legislation to the Missouri Congressman's votes for Reaganomics. Similarly, Dukakis' most successful ad in the South was a depiction of an acrobatic Gephardt flip- flopping through midair. Now with his favorite debating foil reduced to Simonesque proportions, Dukakis is again adrift, a candidate without a straw...
...Opposesbalanced budget amendment. EDUCATION:Favors federal grants to school districts forimproving science, math and foreign languageeducation, and grants to business for instructionin technology. TAXES: Will raise taxes onfamilies earning more than $200,000, increaseliquor and tobacco taxes, and supports a$10-per-barrel oil import tax. TRADE:Against all protectionist policies, calls fortightening sanctions against nations that violatefree trade practices...
Macon's whites are a tad cynical about Gore. "I've heard some people wonder whether he's too wishy-washy," says Lawing, "trying to look more conservative in the South than he really is." Competition from foreign textiles and other imports worries people, and Gephardt's protectionist message might find a sympathetic audience. "If he's for limiting imports," says Prew Wilson, 54, who lost his job at a textile mill last Christmas, "you can bet I'll listen...