State Faces City Crisis Echoing Past Bailout Burdens
New York State again relies on its credit to aid New York City amid a year of fiscal strain. Gov. Hugh Carey defends intervention while critics warn of heightened debt risk. MAC, UDC, and emergency measures reveal deep budget pressures, with borrowing costs soaring and looming April to June needs.
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New York State
New York City
Hugh Carey
Phate
Bovarnor
Carey
Senate
Warren Anderson
Assembly
Perry Duryea
Testate
Orp
Nelson & Rockefeller
GDC
UDC
Rockefeller
John Mitchell
Wall Street
Felix Rohatyn
Municipal Assistance Corp
Duryea
MAC
Financial Central Board
Abraham Beame
Arthur Levitt
Levitt
National SSI program becomes political scandal
Washington AP reports that the national Supplemental Security Income plan, designed to move three million disabled and elderly off welfare, quickly faced overpayments and eligibility errors. Investigations by Congress and HEW follow a chaotic rollout under Social Security, with internal disputes and leadership vacancies contributing to the turmoil.
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Democratic Congress
SSI
Congress
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Ford
Social Security
James B. Cardwell
Richard M. Xixon
Hew
Manning
Cardwell
SSL
Robert M. Bail
Nixon
Reagan
California
Caspar W. Weinberger
Robert H. Carleson
Mace
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