Word: tradings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...more than anything, Reese says this year's candidates have used the tools of the trade differently. Over a cup of coffee, the first thing he says about the campaign is, "it's the most television election we've ever had. Ever...
This administration's economy, a key rallying point for the Bush campaign, has been built more on mergers and acquisitions than industrial might, more on foreign buyouts of U.S. property than strong U.S. trade, more on American stagnation than American inventiveness. While Reagan pushed through tax breaks for the wealthy, the poor and middle class paid out a higher share of their income in taxes. Nine million working Americans live below the poverty line...
...need a president who will be honest about the economy. A president needs to confront the $150 billion deficit, not spend yet another administration ignoring and pushing it into our future. We need plans to fuel trade and raise the dollar. Neither candidate has been honest enough to campaign on a platform of increasing taxes, yet every president--including Reagan--has raised taxes. Bush's vow of "no new taxes" is demagogic. Dukakis has not provided an answer to this dilemma, but he will not do away with the needed social agenda to gain fiscal solvency...
...world is at a key turning point in international affairs. Communist countries are opening to the West and democratic reforms. Now is the time to negotiate in terms of peace and trade, not just weaponry; Dukakis has shown a willingness...
Roger Porter, who teaches government and business at the Kennedy School and has advised Bush on economic and trade policy, does not think that there is a great deal to separate the candidates on foreign policy issues--which may be some evidence that the battle is truly being fought at the center...