Laffer Theory Sparks Tax Rebellion Across U S
Economist Arthur B. Laffer of USC champions a tax incentives approach challenging Keynesian theory. His Laffer curve argues taxes too high dampen growth, while tax cuts spur production, investment, and receipts, influencing Prop 13 politics and national tax debate.
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United States
Arthur B. Laffer
University of Southern California
Laffer
John Maynard Keynes
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Congress
Sacramento
Adam Smith
Justice chief faces test over FBI informant names
The Attorney General Griffin Bell may be ordered to disclose 18 confidential FBI informants to lawyers for the Socialist Workers Party as part of a $40 million damage suit. The case asks for informant files, challenging Bell to choose between disclosure and defying a federal judge.
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Griffin Bell
New York City
FBI
Socialist Workers Party
Young Socialist Alliance
France Defies Critics by Rapid Zaire Intervention
The Giscard d'Estaing government dispatched paratroopers to Kolwezi to halt killings and looting by Cuban Soviet backed rebels, contrasting with Carter's indecision. France aims to protect Africans and French investments while limiting Soviet influence across the Red Sea region.
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Zaire
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Carter
Andrew Young
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Rhodesia
Zambia
Mozambique
Kolwezi
Angola
Red Sea
South Africa
United States
Britain
Giscard
The
Congo
Belgium
Shaba
Kremlin Leaders Puzzled By Carter Policy Shifts
State Department analysts say Kremlin leaders are conducting a major reassessment of Soviet American relations amid mixed signals from President Carter. They urge a shift toward arms control talks while noting Africa policy and human rights rhetoric complicate detente.
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Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Ivory Coast
Leopold Senghor
Senegal
Washington
Kremlin
Jimmy Carter
State Department
White House
Carter
Africa
United States
Moscow
Zbigniew Brzezinski
U.S
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Leonid Brezhnev
Cyrus Vance
California Civil Servants Burdened by Taxpayer Rage
A critical column argues California public servants and unions resist Proposition 13 challenges while taxpayers endure high taxes and bureaucratic arrogance. It blasts wage growth, welfare abuses, cross town busing, and perceived district overreach as fueling a push for mass firings and reform.
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California
Supreme Court
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