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...Raymond Heitger invited about a dozen of their friends and neighbors over to watch the heartbeat-away sweepstakes. Betty, a registered nurse, and Raymond, a high school math teacher, were Bush backers. Many of their guests were the kind of blue-collar voters and nominal Democrats who may swing the election. Typical was Greg Kretz, a 30-year-old carpenter, who said before the debate, "I like the job Reagan has done, but I don't think that Bush has the same kind of leadership." Yet Kretz was not committed to Dukakis either. "I'm concerned about what...
Volatility could be curbed with taxes on short-swing profits. We should impose a 50% tax on profits from the sale of securities held for less than one year. At the same time, capital gains on securities held for more than five years could be reduced from a maximum of 33% to 15%, possibly on a sliding scale. The effect of such a tax change would be to inhibit short-term trading activities of large institutional investors by making long-term holdings much more attractive economically...
...three groups will perform separate sets and end together with a rendition of the spiritual, "By and By." The Krokodiloes will choose from the repertoire of swing, Jazz, and 50's songs which they perform at more than 80 concerts each year...
Myers also called the vacancies "slightly enticing," and said the city was "ripe for a swing in this political direction," referring...
Bush campaigned in the swing states of Ohio and Missouri, where he referred to the attack that furlough escapee Willie Horton committed on a Maryland couple last year. He criticized Dukakis for having "an astounding lack of sensitivity for crime victims...