Reagan aide warns economy may already be in recession
Murray Weidenbaum, chair of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, said there is some possibility the United States is already in a recession and warned that rates will stay painfully high. He projected unemployment near 8 percent by year end and inflation under 9 percent for the rest of 1981, with a major expansion possible in 1982.
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Reagan explores shifting AFDC to state control plan
Officials in the Reagan administration weigh a move to turn the federal share of Aid to Families with Dependent Children into block grants to states. Georgia Governor Busbee, at the National Governors Conference, says he is convinced such a plan is underway. the move would require budget changes and faces concerns over revenue sources and welfare incentives. AFDC serves about 10.8 million people, two-thirds of whom are children.
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