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...austere economic policies but are somewhat skeptical about some of its supply-side assumptions. They doubt that the large tax cuts will result in a burst of saving and growth, believing rather that the outcome will be a still fatter federal deficit. Therefore, they are calling for tougher fiscal and monetary policies. Kaufman contends that across-the-board tax cuts should be postponed and the federal budget should be balanced by next year. Woj ilower advocates placing controls on the amount of credit that banks can issue. Wall Street is unlikely to regain its composure fully until the Reagan Administration...
...ploy. He offered a relatively liberal substitute to the Jones budget that would have kept most social programs intact. Obey's purpose was to give moderate Republicans and Democrats from conservative districts a proposal to vote against-after which they could in good conscience vote for the far tougher Jones budget. But Republican Jeffords ruined the maneuver. He announced that he liked the Obey package and would vote for it. Knowing that it would fail, he would then vote for the Reagan-endorsed substitute, a "bipartisan" proposal sponsored by Republican Delbert Latta of Ohio and conservative Democrat Phil Gramm...
...itself, can surely continue to absorb something close to the number of legal entrants it now accepts. But it must act swiftly and resolutely to make it more difficult for foreigners to come here illegally - and for businesses to hire them. A national ID card is a bad idea. Tougher border enforcement is a good one, as are swifter deportation proceedings, a "guest worker" program with sufficient protections for the "guests," stiff penalties for those who employ illegal aliens, and amnesty for illegals already here. The U.S. must also seek ways to make other nations share in the task...
...amendments, which will be considered this spring by the council, would also change the "point of violation" from the occupation of a converted condo unit to the sale of an apartment for conversion purposes and make the required permits even tougher to get than under current...
Angry residents have been demanding tougher leash laws. Some people have taken to shooting any dog, even a neighbor's innocent pet, that wanders onto their property. Meanwhile, dog catchers have been working overtime to round up strays. In one county, 1,400 dogs were caught last year. But almost as quickly as a pack is broken up, another appears...