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Still, we are used to this sort of Republican callousness, the supposedly indiscriminate slashing of illegitimte social progrms--"weak claims," David Stockman calls them, "waste and fraud," in Reagan's words--which then turns out to whittle away only the legitimate claims of the weak while propping up the Trojan Horse of the strong. Might, at home as well as abroad, makes right. The main fallacy of this New Federalism is the relationship between the central government and the local and state apparatuses. Who can pretend that the states are autonomous anymore, economically or politically? Who can pretend that...
...interview in Harper's magazine, budget director David Stockman declares that excess military spending has destroyed the nation's economy. "Ronald's face may have launched a thousand ships, but it's going to sink us all," he says, adding, "I bet I get no supper for saying this...
Elizabeth Taylor, "out of my mind" after several months on her own, marries David Stockman, "out of my mind, period." In an interview in Parents magazine, Stockman says, "Our kids are going to get enough to eat. None of this ketchup stuff. Oops, the boss may use the buckle end this time...
...interview in Popular Mechanics, David Stockman compares Reaganomics to the vacuum tube. "It doesn't make sense anymore, and its guaranteed to break down a lot," he says. A day after its publication, Stockman explains he had really meant to say, "I have absolute faith in the president. He is the best president I have ever...
...zones of poverty that pockmark New York, Detroit, and other major metropolises. Unemployment in many hovers well over 10 per cent. Among Black city dwellers, it is unconscionably high--16.1 per cent overall and 42 per cent for Black teenagers. The $31 billion in budget cuts proposed by Stockman will only make those statistics worse, as job training programs, unemployment compensation, and large chunks of other welfare programs go by the boards...