Inflation and taxes push costs and brackets higher
The piece argues indexation of wages and contracts sustains inflation by tying values to price levels. It urges removing inflation pressure on personal income by aligning tax brackets with inflation, noting tax indexing is debated by Friedman and Buckley and calling for reconsideration.
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Baltimore
Ronald A. Krieger
The
Wall Street Journal
Internal Revenue Service
Milton Friedman
New York
James Buckley
Barbara Walters Tops ABC Offers After NBC Rivalry
Barbara Walters moves to ABC with a reported one million dollar annual salary after ABC doubled NBC's offer of five hundred thousand. The piece notes past rejection by ABC and predicts Walters' impact, while skeptical about her staying power and the gender dynamics in TV journalism.
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ABC
Barbara Walters
Miss Walters
NBC
Barbara
Reagan’s patriotism and Canal stance shape 1976 race
The piece contrasts Carter and Reagan on American love and pride. It notes Reagan’s focus on specifics, Texas patriotism, and Canal Zone rights with Torrijos. It cites Kissinger Sonnenfeldt attacks, Rhodesia policy, and a broader push to rebalance national pride post-Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Meany
Reagan
Texas
Alamo
Jerry Ford
Panama Canal
Omar Torrijos
State Department
Congress
Canal Zone
Ho Chi Minh
Panama
Colombia
Canal
U.S
Kissinger
Iaw Smith
Rhodesia
Smith
Vietnam
Dung
Washington, D.C
Jimmy Carter
Invisible Hand Critique Shapes National Planning Congress
At the National Congress of Planning in Washington DC, 3000 planners gathered under the American Institute of Planners and the American Society of Planning Officials. Speakers questioned reliance on public planning while praising Smithian self interest, criticizing zoning and bureaucracies, amid debate over plans that favor groups during fifty years of public policy.
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Washington D.C
National Congress of Planning
American Institute of Planners
American Society of Planning Officials
Adam Smith
Smith
Opinion on aging and society from an elderly man
A reflective piece humorously lists aging woes and shifts in attitude. The speaker laments eyesight, arthritis, golf reduction, vanity, media exposure, and generational changes while observing how memories fade and social norms evolve. The tone mixes satire with candid frustration at modern life.
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Mississippi
Jim
Kevin
Aging Reflections From Jimmy Bishop on Life and Ironies
The piece catalogs sharp one liners from Jim Bishop about aging, health, money, and society. It blends humor with candid confessions about aches, smoking, social security, and changing eras referencing Clara Bow and Marlene Dietrich. It offers a portrait of a man facing time with wry, self deprecating insight.
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Howard Hughes
Catskills
Clara Bow
Marlene Dietrich
Social Security
Adele
Which Big Business Runs America Says Richard L. Lesher
Richard L. Lesher, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, argues that the charge big business controls America is often unfounded and urges examining multinational corporations. He notes host-country employment, wage practices, and adherence to local laws as complex issues that invite debate without simple answers.
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America
Richard L. Lesher
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Lesher
Federal Trade Commission
Security and Exchange Commission
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
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Florida
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Sonnenfeldt
Helmut Sonnenfeldt
Europe
Jackson
Moynihan
Penrose
King Features Syndicate
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Brian Stering
Berry's
NEA Inc
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