Word: reductionisms
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Those kinds of complaints, fair or not, gave powerful impetus to Proposition 13. Whether Californians will regret their protest remains to be seen. Curiously, a Los Angeles Times poll after the balloting showed that 70% of those who supported 13 thought they would get by without any reduction in services...
The voters' tax-cut message places the President in something of a bind. If he cuts taxes heavily without slashing spending, he risks adding to inflation. He has already modified a proposed $25 billion income tax cut, and a shaky deal seemed to be shaping up on Capitol Hill last...
There was a time when Jarvis would get up in the middle of the night to practice his speeches in front of the living-room lamps. Now he can count on the attention of his audiences. Groups in 40 states want the feisty Jarvis to give them a hand in...
A compromise appears likely. The Administration has given up trying to beat Steiger, and is instead seeking to keep shallow any cut in capital-gains taxes. The hottest prospect is a reduction in the maximum rate to 35%. Meanwhile, the whole episode has shown politicians once again how deeply Americans...
While all this was going on, a temporary global glut of crude kept a lid on prices, stretching Gulfs once bountiful cash reserves and cutting into earnings. Last year profits fell 7.8%, to $752 million; in this year's first quarter, they fell another 7%. The need for a drastic...