Friedman Critiques Carter Policy At Washington Forum
Nobel laureate Milton Friedman urged a wary view of Carter energy policy and government spending. He argued inflation stems from deficits and money printing, called the energy plan anti growth, and warned that sustained moves toward collectivism threaten prosperity and liberty. He urged reliance on private enterprise and fiscal restraint.
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Washington, D.C
Milton Friedman
Hoover Institution
Carter
Dr Friedman
At wit s end Saving electricity
Erma Bombeck comments on energy crisis by poking fun at appliance obsession. She describes homes loaded with electric devices from coffee makers to Woks and imagines future gadgets like electric flossers and auto page turners as society leans toward convenience over efficiency. The piece is humorous critique of modern consumption.
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Erma Bombeck
Elec
Fred
Politics in France Explains Socialist Split and Future
In Paris Stanley Barnow analyzes how the Socialist split from the Communists risks polarizing France. Giscard d Estaing faces a possible shift in support from the Socialists, who are divided between leadership ambitions of Mitterrand and pragmatic cooperation with Giscard. The piece notes postwar party development, the 1972 common program, and voter behavior showing leftists leaning toward centrist and right candidates amid fears of how reform would affect pocketbooks. The article concludes that real change hinges on a cohesive Socialist force to sustain reform.
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Stanley Barnow
Paris
France
Valery Giscard d
Giscard
Francois Mitterrand
Mitterrand
Britain
West Germany
Scandinavia
de Gaulle
Gaston Defferre
Marseilles
Talso
The
Register
Tribune Syndicate
Public Citizen finances scrutinized in tax debate
Distorted picture by Ralph de Toledano questions Public Citizen Inc. tax exempt status while noting its first year receipt of 1.1 million dollars and later millions in investments. The piece cites IRS figures and contrasts with Treasury data on 1976 incomes, arguing tax policy shifts burden and affects venture capital and jobs. Public Citizen seeks 15 dollar donations to fund campaigns and litigation.
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Ralph de Toledano
Copley News Service
Washington
Public Citizen Inc
Public Citizen
Internal Revenue Service
Treasury Department
Washington Post
Congress
The
IRS
Welfare Reform By Ronald Reagan
Reagan argues welfare reform is a misnamed project creating a dependency wall. He cites Martin Anderson’s critique of guaranteed incomes, noting high marginal costs and incentives to work eroding as benefits rise with income. Anderson proposes six reform steps and cites California reductions in welfare rolls as a model.
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Ronald Reagan
Martin Anderson
Berlin Wall
Anderson
Hoover Institution
Standard University
Nixon White House
Congress
Congressional Budget Office
Alice Rivlin
Budget Office
Seattle
Denver
Carter
White House
Washington
California
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