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Although Elmendorf said he is optimistic that the taxes will not stall the upswing, Weitzman said that no one can really predict the long-term effects of the raises...
...clothes to computers, was pillaged. After the rampage, foreign businessmen -- and foreign money -- fled the city. The economy collapsed. Since the government now has almost no money to buy supplies and spare parts from abroad, all the services that make urban life bearable are breaking down. Buses and trains stall, fuel supplies are uncertain, electricity is unreliable and water quality is in jeopardy...
...tariff (thus tripling prices) on white wine imported from Europe -- unless the E.C. agrees by Dec. 5 to extraordinary cuts in subsidies that encourage production of oilseeds. In the U.S. view, these subsidies unfairly limit export sales of American soybeans. But France is trying to stall any such reductions until after parliamentary elections in March. President Francois Mitterrand's Socialists face defeat as it is, but the anger of farmers with reduced incomes might cost them even more votes and seats than expected. Reasoning: it's better for a successor center-right government to reduce subsidies further and face farmer...
Truly discriminating music buffs should check out Briggs and Briggs (corner of Mass. Ave. and Plympton Street) for its pricey but extensive classical and international sections. Sheet music, musical scores, and opera librettos for shower stall divas are also available...
...make decisions alone or with a small group of cronies. Said a council member: "Arafat got the message that he is no longer above criticism and that if he doesn't lead the reform in the P.L.O., the organization may break apart." The chairman's response was to stall for time by establishing a special committee to examine all complaints and offer solutions...