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Enter eight reindeer, to the sound of sleigh bells. Supply-side theory, developed by Jude Wanniski and Arthur Laffer and passionately advanced by New York Representative Jack Kemp, held that sharp cuts in income taxes would actually increase government revenues by unleashing the pent-up power of the economy. Jobs and higher wages would explode like popcorn, from which higher tax revenues would follow, despite the lower rates. In no time, the supply-side theory went from being a disputed intellectual curiosity to being the unofficial doctrine of the party. It made possible a new, infinitely optimistic Republicanism, one that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONVENTION '96: WHERE'S THE PARTY? | 8/19/1996 | See Source »

...Christmas tree itself has religious import for Christians. Today, the so-called Christmas Tree is Christian in name only. It really symbolizes belief in a jolly overweight man who lives at the North Pole and brings gifts to a billion people in a 24-hour period with flying reindeer and elves. It has to do with shopping and 20 percent off sales and flashing lights. It has nothing to do with Jesus, or with what lies at the heart of Christianity and Christmas. They say you can't take the Christ out of X-mas, but we have. The tree...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Christmas Trees Are Acceptable | 12/15/1995 | See Source »

...that time of year again, when my place at the North Pole is alive with excitement and activity. The elves have never been quite so busy, and Mrs. Claus is sewing some buttons on the old suit. I've been making some repairs to the sled and preparing the reindeer...

Author: By David W. Brown, | Title: Santa's Visit to Harvard | 12/13/1995 | See Source »

...else is marking down gloves and sweaters. Every shop should be lucky enough to sell bikes this year." And in the luxury category, gourmet dog biscuits top the list of petty indulgences. In Kansas City, Missouri, Dan Dye, co-owner of Three Dog Bakery, says boxes of carob-coated reindeer and other savories baked by trained pastry chefs sell briskly for $12 a dozen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CRUNCH THAT STOLE CHRISTMAS | 11/27/1995 | See Source »

Santa Cash with Reindeer Check...

Author: By Joshus A. Kaufman, | Title: 'BIZ THE SEASON | 11/22/1995 | See Source »

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