Debated veto figures show Ford Carter at odds with facts
In Philadelphia Ford and Carter clashed over presidential veto counts from Civil War to Ford, each misstating figures. Carter cited 11 overridden vetoes. Ford pressed savings claims of 9 billion, while others cite Roosevelt and Truman averages. No sources offered documentation for cost estimates.
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Figures on federal bureaucracy size become campaign mystery
The debate between President Ford and Jimmy Carter over the size of the federal bureaucracy hinges on disputed figures with no transparent sourcing. Carter pledges sunset legislation and reform to create a leaner, more efficient system, while Ford cites reductions in federal and White House staff but provides no clear, verifiable counts.
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Carter Ford clash over jobs and welfare administration
Carter attacks Ford as running a welfare administration for the unemployed while Ford rejects Carter proposals as make work and dead end. Labor data show 7.5 million unemployed and a 7.9 percent rate despite overall employment gains. unemployment remains the highest since the 1930s.
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