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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1977
Page
4
The House backed energy legislation creating numerous tax subsidies for individuals and businesses, including insulation solar wind equipment and electric cars, plus credits for waste recycling and geothermal costs. Critics warn these hidden expenditures hinder tax reform and equity, urging open subsidies with budget scrutiny to ensure need and fairness.
Five Republican senators challenge a new ethics rule that caps outside earnings at 8 625 dollars claiming it chills free speech and right to earn a living. The piece notes salaries near 57 000 dollars and questions the link to influence and speeches. It mentions Omar Torrijos finances and a biblical verse.
California lawmakers blocked Gov. Brown's plan to use a rising income tax surplus for property tax rebates and a circuit breaker. The proposal would have cut taxes for lower income homeowners, taxed some income property higher, and cost more than 4 billion over five years, amid an election year backlash. George Deukmejian urged returning the money and capping spending, reflecting broad public demand for relief.
The piece extols Bert Lance as a naif in the old political business world facing new ethical rules. It compares him to a Brooklyn reform tale, notes his loyalty to friends, and suggests his era’s politics contrast with today’s scrutiny while praising his integrity and character.
Washington notes that Missouri Senator John Danforth, a Yale educated attorney and Episcopalian, urged a distinction between confirmation and oversight in the Bert Lance hearings. He warned the Senate should not probe past private life after confirmation, while criticizing Lance's cavalier business conduct. The piece says the Lance affair illustrates a dangerous prosecutorial urge in Washington and debates over investigative power.
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