Report card idea on programs interests Washington officials
Laurence H. Silberman argues for a government program audit with a citizen-friendly report card rating programs as excellent adequate or unsatisfactory. Bills by Percy and Steiger seek sunset or zero based budgeting to prune programs, but faces the iron triangle and political resistance.
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William Steiger
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Percy-Steiger
Executive Branch
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Washington
Rts
Tax revolt redefines primary politics across states
The tax revolt reshapes the 1990s primary scene as Democrats trim rhetoric and Republicans face uncertain gains. Dukakis and Fraser lost to more conservative opponents, while polls show a drift to the right nationally but only modest GOP gains in Congress and governors races remain likely. The revolt offers a historic chance to cut taxes but party labels remain unsettled.
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Michael S. Dukakis
Massachusetts
Donald M. Fraser
Minnesota
Democratic Farm Labor Party
U.S
Senate
House
GOP
Scraggly sponsor vanishes as players’ looks dominate TV end
A crumbling sponsor with a sharp image message exits post season telecasts while players on screen show scruffy beards and unkempt styles. The piece notes the shift and cites Luke 7 22 as echoed message.
Labor and the minimum wage column explainer
Washington notes the minimum wage rise to 2.90 per hour Jan 1 and cites critics led by treasury officials and economists predicting inflationary pressure and higher youth unemployment. The piece argues labor unions back welfare programs to shield job markets, with a Temple University economist saying a higher wage boosts demand for high skilled labor and harms low skilled workers. It labels the minimum wage as collusion against low skilled labor and critiques union motives behind wage policy.
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Council On Wage and Price Stability
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur Okun
Brookings Institute
Organized Labor
Sen. Orrin Hatch
Temple University
AFDC
Don't Speak to Him A Father States His Silent Method
Washington column recounts a father's extreme method for handling a disobedient teen. He advocates absolute silence, refusing to speak or respond to 15-up for days to leverage behavior changes, noting it eventually disrupts routines and prompts questions from others. The piece defends the tactic as effective despite its trouble.
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15-Up
Fifteenup
North Korea blocks Korean unification talks despite regional shifts
The article notes Kim Il-sung’s rejection of North South dialogue while Park Chung-hee advocates peaceful reunification through mutual prosperity and cross recognition. It discusses Asia's evolving ties, U S and Japan roles, and past failed dialogue as uncertainty over peninsula peace persists.
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Peking
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Korea
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Pyongyang
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Moscow
North Korea
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Park
Kim Il-sung
Korean Peninsula
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