Midwest set for high tech boom study predicts growth
Congress study from the Joint Economic Committee finds the Midwest may gain the fastest growth in high technology firms, driven by a favorable investment climate, skilled labor, and strong academic institutions. It notes tax structures and community attitudes as key factors. The report warns of tight labor pools and costs in developed areas but sees potential for regional competition to spur innovation.
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Iran militants storm Baalbek government building
Hundred Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized the main government building in Baalbek and tore down Lebanese flags as Lebanon faces factional conflict while aiming to stabilize its government with Western and Arab support. President Geagea marked Lebanon’s independence anniversary in Beirut urging full sovereignty on its own terms.
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Index Work Queues Perennial Dilemma of Labor and Wealth
The remark highlights the paradox of work as both desired and burdensome. It suggests that when employed people crave rest and security while the unemployed long for income and opportunity, framing work as an ever present social tension tied to affordability and freedom.
Georgia mom reunites with white son in Supreme Court ordered reunion
Kathleen Blackburn, who lost custody after bearing a racially mixed daughter, hugged Nickolas, age 3, in a reunion ordered by the Georgia Supreme Court. Father Mark Blackburn vowed to continue the custody fight as the family marks more than a year apart.
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Tax cut acceleration faced skeptical economists stance
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Robert Dole and Martin Feldstein voiced doubt Sunday that speeding up the 1983 income tax cut would solve real economic problems. They warned it could widen the federal deficit even as Reagan weighs pairing the cut with a gasoline tax to fund highway repairs and job creation amid a fragile recovery.
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Plan would tax Social Security benefits in reform proposal
The plan argues benefits could become taxable in the long run, though current retirees would stay exempt. Robert Ball notes a tax on benefits would come only if deductions or credits for Social Security contributions are allowed. Democrats push for taxing benefits amid projected retirement fund shortfalls through 1990.
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