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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1977
Page
3
Five years after initial talks about Scottsdale future a citizen group will revisit opinions at a two day Brookings Plus Five seminar. Previous findings named unchecked growth traffic and development as top concerns with water and schools also cited while seeking a balance between growth and environment.
Arthur Hoppe argues Congress should lower the retirement age instead of raising it from 65 to 70. He imagines a 38 year old Senior Citizen performing chores and restraining crime, joking about the absurdities of aging and the allure of early senior status.
Vernon Weaver of the Small Business Administration warns that postwar mergers and giant corporations squeeze independent ventures. He cites taxes and regulations as burdens, praises a small tax cut but calls it insufficient amid inflation, and urges relief from red tape, capital access, and anti predatory practices to preserve the American dream of independence.
A Chicago psychiatrist in Psychology Today describes the super rich as miserable, drug using, and morally troubled. Patients with fortunes from 20 to 30 million exhibit grandiosity and social detachment, often lacking purpose and empathy, with few hobbies and multiple why questions about wealth and happiness.
President Carter ordered a secret four month study by the National Security Council to assess the impact of a potential oil embargo on the United States. The work analyzes vulnerability and possible government responses if overseas oil supplies are cut.
Jim Swanson criticizes Guy Stillman and an older Scottsdale political faction. He condemns planning and zoning actions and airport commission plans as fueling urban sprawl. Swanson praises efforts to protect the environment and conserve resources while mocking opponents and urging exiles to relocate.
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