Victim crime compensation bills face taxpaying opposition in Harrisburg
Three proposed measures would fund state crime victims with an initial 500000 and up to 15000 per crime, risking 33 claims in a day. Critics urge charging perpetrators instead, warning taxpayers would bear the cost and urging to let punishment fit the crime rather than subsidize crime. New York AP report notes Public Equity Corp plans SEC registration and a 80,000 seed. aims to raise 24 million in shares to fund class actions and civil suits.
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House of Representatives
Harrisburg
Commonwealth
John Q
Pennsylvania
New York
Public Equity Corp
Consumer Justice
Senate Watergate Committee
Tom Mechling
Counter Corporation
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Mechling
Public Equity aims to reform business and empower consumers
Mechling leads Public Equity, backed by volunteers and groups tied to past campaigns, proposing underwritten stock to mobilize action against faulty products and pollution. He envisions regional copies of the model, a secondary offering to manage demand, and insists the venture serves public interest, not antibusiness. The Corry Evening Journal invites reader letters to the editor.
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Mechling
Tax funds mow Nixon lawns and the public pay
A Zealous staff trimmed grounds at San Clemente and Key Biscayne, with White Landscaping and Coast Guard contracts shifting costs to taxpayers. Haldeman ordered reductions and payroll moves to hide spending, while Proxmire pressed for accounts. The Nixon retreat landscaping grew costly and complex under GSA and Secret Service oversight.
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Washington
San Clemente
Key Biscayne
White Landscaping Company
GSA
White Landscaping
Coast Guard
Nixon
Lower prices through higher farm prices claim challenged
A critique argues price controls failed to curb inflation as meat prices fall and milk and wheat rise. It notes activist groups urge ending controls, cites past CPI trends, and warns that keeping prices down by limiting supply worsens shortages. The piece asserts higher farm prices would boost production and stabilize groceries.
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Earl Buzz
Law and Hedge Clippings Legal Qs and Officials
A reader asks when federal tax applies to joint savings and how the estate tax works for spouses. Advice covers joint returns, marital deduction limits, and estate tax thresholds. A second question cites hedge clipping trespass, damages, and possible recovery in court. Officials listed include Schweiker Scott Shapp Vigorito Dwyer Hopkins.
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William S. Eaton
John McLaughlin
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Basil
Corry Journal
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Shredeo
George McGovern
Common Cause
Public Equity
Eaiting
Eastor
Corry Evening Journal
White House
General Services Administration
William Proxmire
D-Wis
President Nixon
H.R. Haldeman
Herbert Kalmbach
San Clemente Estate
Proxmire
Haldeman
Secret Service
Brigido Damian) Garcia
Garcia
Axe
Kalmbach
John F. Galuardi
Galuardi
Kenneth K. Kammeyer
White
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
House
Government Operations Subcommittee
Bartlett Construction Company
Nixons
Robert Clark
James Perdue
Manuel Yero
Yero
Paul Harvey
Afl-Cio
The
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Chile
United States
Army of Controllers
Herb Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Schweiker
Richard Schweiker
Congress
Justice of the Peace
United States Senate
Richard 5. Schweiker
Senate
Washington, D.C
Hugh Scott
R Pa
Milton Shapp
Morrisburg
United States Representative Assembly
Joseph P. Vigorito
Cannon House
R. Budd Dwyer
Honorable Forest Hopkins
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