Carter Welfare Reform Preview Draws Critique
The Carter Administration plans a public preview of welfare reform proposals ahead of congressional action. Critics warn of bundled energy taxes and expanding programs, citing Ohio Medicaid misspending and high ineligibility rates, and question the shift toward a guaranteed annual income and higher taxes.
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Carter
Congress
James Schlesinger
White House
Schlesinger
Ohio Department of Welfare
Status of Legislation in the 112th General Assembly
Summary of bills in progress in Columbus across budget, license plates, election reform, generic drugs, collective bargaining, utilities, Job Corps, product liability, and utility subsidies. Highlights include budget appropriation, mail order plate fees, election day registration, drug substitution, public employee bargaining, coal utility pass through limits, a civilian conservation corps pilot, and utility bill assistance schemes.
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Columbus
Ohio
112Th General Assembly
House
Senate Highways and Transportation Committee
Senate
House Elections Committee
Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Deal
Civilian Conservation Corps
House Utilities
Election Reform Survey Casts Light On 1974 Law Effects
Washington report on a $57,000 FEC survey of 850 House and Senate campaigns shows low spending and limited professionalism. Incumbency dominates outcomes with 93 percent of incumbents winning, and challengers favor relaxing or reconsidering public financing options.
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Washington
Congress
Federal Election Commission
FEC
Richard Wirthlin
Peter D. Hart
Wirthlin
House
Senate
Hart
Didates
Should Government's Creditors Be Repaid in Real Money
Friedman proposes paying government creditors with purchasing power adjusted securities to preserve real value. The idea, aimed at small savers, would replace inflation eroded dollars with inflation protected principal plus interest. Critics warn it could be inflationary and alter lending incentives.
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John Cunniff
New York
Milton Friedman
Friedman
University of Chicago
U.S
Portrait of the press shaping our world
Norman Cousins argues that readers are formed by the media and that journalists supply the only image many have of themselves and the world. He warns the portrait must be accurate, not a caricature, as it guides decisions and future plans.
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Rewsmen
Norman Cousins
Saturday Review
Stamps poised to return amid store loyalty push
New York report notes a revival wave for trading stamps as chains rejoin programs. Growth stood at 15 percent last year with Gold Bond Stamps blending stamps and discounts to lure shoppers, while discounting waned and bankruptcy hit several chains.
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New York
H. W. Greenough
Trading Stamp Institute of America
Greenough
Carter Hundred Days Review Lacks Presidential Presence
James Kilpatrick offers an ambivalent assessment of Jimmy Carter after his first hundred days. He credits Carter’s diligence and sincerity but notes political ineffectiveness, limited Washington ties, and absence of a strong presidential presence despite active public relations.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Raymond Moley
Elba
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
TVA
National Recovery Administration
Banking Act
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Congress
FDR
Georgia
MacArthur
No Moral Leadership for America Says Quote
A critic rails against the idea of America as a global moral leader. The speaker argues nations dislike outside moral authority and warns that the nation would die from the delusion of possessing moral leadership.
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America
Welfare reform debate on work requirements and AFDC
A discussion of welfare reform focuses on work requirements for AFDC mothers and the male breadwinner role. It cites studies from WIN programs, notes limited job placement success, and argues for training and full employment policy over punitive welfare rules.
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Leonard
WIN
Shaw Bell
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