Word: revolting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Revolt...
...voters of California have spoken all right, but "tax revolt" is a little too noble-sounding for this irresponsible initiative. Given the opportunity, "the will of the people" would probably be to eliminate all taxes. Let's not make heroes out of selfish, ignorant voters...
...Goods Co. boutique. "They have no use for constraints or formality." Fashion Savant Geraldine Stutz, president of Manhattan's Henri Bendel, declares not only that "the wrinkle is the apogee of casual dressing" but also that it is "the ultimate declaration of independence, the last statement of revolt against fashion dictatorship...
...every woman or man chooses to revolt. While gauze-gazers in an office may not mind that a woman has gone from the synthetic to the slept-in look, the aspiring businessman who shows up for work in such deshabille may soon find that his future is as unstructured as his suit. Europeans, on the other hand, have never looked askance at a wrinkled, rumpled garment as worn by the likes of Charles de Gaulle or Sophia Loren. Clearly, though, U.S. tastes are changing. In time, Americans may even perceive the beauty in a wrinkled face...
...product in this country," says Walter Heller, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. He adds, "Taxes in most European countries run up to 35% and 45%. The only major country that's below us is Japan." As Heller sees it, the California revolt reflects local circumstances, including California's booming real estate market and Governor Jerry Brown's delay in promoting tax reductions. Recalls Heller: "Several of us economists were invited to Sacramento in the summer of 1975, and we told Brown that there would be revenues running...