Tax proposal to fall short in Ohio budget plan
State Representative Thomas J. Carney reports Gov plan to raise sales tax to 1.75 percent until 1982 then 1 percent, levy a 15 percent corporate franchise surcharge, raise beer and wine excise taxes, apply sales tax to cigarettes, and boost education, higher ed, and welfare funding. Administration claims $774 million for schools, $309 million for higher ed, 10 percent state employee raise, and no cuts elsewhere, with projected $1.3 billion shortfall guiding OM budget estimates.
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Thomas J. Carney
Ohio House and Senate
Nonae
Satsedie
Ohio
Office of Budget and Management
Government competition with private enterprise costs taxpayers
GAO reports about 400 000 federal workers run over 11 000 commercial activities costing taxpayers nearly 19 billion annually. The piece cites California Utah Kansas Indiana Ohio and Arizona examples and notes federal policy has eroded Eisenhower era aims to keep government out of production. NFIB President Wilson S Johnson argues for returning to private sector provision of goods and services for government use.
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James T. Bennett
Manuel H. Johnson
General Accounting Office
U.S. Congress
GAO
California
National Guard
Utah
Kansas
Agriculture Department
Indiana
Department of Energy
Ohio
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eisenhower
Arizona
Sen. Hayakawa
Small Business Committee
Sharing the Dream on the Dusty Road Homeroom Moment
The piece recalls Johnny in first grade treading a country road with his teacher as they share a dream of someday attending high school. It urges encouragement and mutual support, noting how shared dreams bind people and push beyond present limits, ending with a prayer for sensitivity to others’ dreams.
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Johnny
Christ
California
Camelot
Montage Lotus Land Revisited in August by Joan Cochran
A reflective tour of Southern California, revisiting Lotus Land to savor beaches and city greenery. The piece contrasts beach bliss with lush Pasadena and Beverly Hills scenery, praising sand, sea, bougainvillea, and perpetual August calm while musing on February Ohio contrasts.
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Joan Cochran
Lotus Land
California
Los Angeles
Santa Monica Pier
Getty Museum
Windsor Castle
Pacific
Pass
All-Savers Certificate Details from Congressman Williams
Congressman Lyle Williams explains the All-Savers Certificate set to start October 1, 1981. It offers tax free interest up to 1000 dollars for individuals and 2000 for couples, with $500 minimums. The rate aligns with treasury bills, aiming about 10 to 11 percent, funded largely for mortgage lending.
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Lyle Williams
Ohio
Treasury
Congress
Proper steps to file a BBB complaint and resolve it
Consumers should clearly state their grievance with factual details such as date of purchase model numbers and payment method. Start with the seller and request written responses, keep copies, and use Return Receipt Requested. If unresolved contact the manufacturer or the BBB for guidance.
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Better Business Bureau
Bureau
BBB
Tax law changes for retirees under new Reagan plan
Cy Brickfield outlines how the 1981 1982 tax cut shifts affect seniors. He notes estate tax rewrites limit by 1987 and that many retirees will see small, delayed benefits while high earners gain more. Highlights include spousal property exemptions, increased credit thresholds, expanded gifting, and altered home sale provisions, with savings certificates offering limited appeal.
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Congress
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National Federation of Independent Business
I Thessalonians
Howland Bandwagon
Denne J. Key
John Duntop
Robert Miller
Mergeret A. Mollice
Gordon Andersen
Delores H Julian Ee
Niles
Rodeo Drive
Washington
Youngstown Rd
Warren
Federal Plaza East
Youngstown
Washington, D.C
The
Better Business Bureau of Mahoning Valley Inc
Cyril F
Cy” Brickfield
American Association of Retired Persons
National Retired Teachers Association
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