Word: reform
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Jack Kemp, the Boy Scout of supply-side economics, hates to speak ill of others. Like the "good shepherd" he so often cites, Kemp wants to convert both foe and friend to his vision of boundless growth through tax cuts and monetary reform. But so far his gauzy optimism has proved more boring than inspirational to voters; for months, he has idled near the bottom of the polls. Last week Pollyanna began to look more like Cruella De Ville: Kemp unleashed an uncharacteristically hard-nosed campaign that managed to rattle both George Bush and Bob Dole. In so doing...
...heart of that debate is the question of whether the Sandinistas can be trusted. A skeptical White House dismisses Sandinista concessions as cosmetic and insincere. "Each step they have taken, each reluctant reform, is still easily undone," Reagan insisted. Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut challenged that view. "Every time the Sandinistas make a concession, the White House sees it as a major setback," he charged last week. White House Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater delivered a sharp rebuttal. "The Democrats, Chris Dodd and others, they want a surrender, and they think surrender is the best way to achieve peace. We disagree...
...Sandinista directorate feel the same way. Since the five Central American Presidents signed Arias' peace pact last August, every conciliatory gesture made by Ortega in the international arena has been followed quickly by a harsh gesture at home that reminds the internal opposition not to push the limits of reform too fast. And each time the boot came down, rumors flew that the moderate and hard-line comandantes were in deep disagreement. Last week brought new evidence of strains. As Ortega decreed an end to the state of emergency, five more opposition members were arrested, bringing to twelve the number...
...Dukakis budget recommends that the Commonwealth conform to the Federal Tax Reform Act of 1986, which eliminated many tax loopholes. "Forty-two of 44 states with a state income tax have plugged the loopholes for the wealthy. I would hate to be the one state that hasn't, "he said...
...former soldiers were released last month. They had been sentenced to 30 years in the murders of two U.S. land reform advisers and the head of the Salvadoran land reform agency...