Tax cut popularity vs budget balance in Reagan era poll
A Times CBS poll of 1512 adults taken 10 days earlier shows 70 percent prefer a balanced federal budget to a large tax cut. Voters back smaller tax cuts, limit spending cuts, and favor defense and Social Security increases, while public confidence in balancing the budget within four years is low.
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Adam Clymer
New York Times
Reagan
CBS News
State of the Union
Congress
United States
Carter
Township multipliers eyed to ease Illinois tax inequities
Williamson County officials push for township multipliers to target local assessment disparities. The plan, paralleling the state 33.33 percent rule, aims to narrow wide gaps where some residents face up to 15 percent underassessment and others over 13 percent. A quadrennial reassessment is promised for 1982 while the county board can act now to implement township multipliers.
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Williamson County
Judy Whitson
Illinois Department of Revenue
Ile
Illinois
Whitson
Williamson County Board
County Board of Review
Americans Abroad Hostages of English Language
Illinois lawmakers urge faster, stronger responses to Tehran embassy crisis. Senators Dixon Percy Simon call for force readiness, unified international action, and better embassy language skills to avoid future failures. Media and public view shape perceptions as diplomats struggle with language barriers and preemptive understanding.
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Illinois
Congress
Tehran
Washington
Alan Dixon
Charles Percy
Paul Simon
Simon
National Front
Avior
Khomeini criticizes Iran’s factions as “scorpions” in clash
The Iran leader voices displeasure at domestic opposition while commenting on U S politics praising a transition of power. He compares rival groups to biting scorpions and remarks on U S party dynamics. A reader cites Springfield Illinois as a counterpoint to political unity.
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Iran
Ayatollah Khomeini
America
United States
U.S
Khomeini
Springfield
Nlinois
State Senate
Budget balancing not in our own spending by Leonard Silk
The New York Times-CBS Poll shows over two thirds of Americans favor a balanced budget to tax cuts, reflecting a public ethic of thrift. The article notes rising personal and national debt, Reagan era debt plans, and cautious attitudes toward spending cuts and inflation, with most not trusting tax cuts to spur growth.
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Leonard Silk
New York Times
New York Times-Cbs
Kennedy
Walter W. Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
Social Security Changes Face Political Test in Washington
By Jack W. Germond and Jules Witcover, Washington. The looming Social Security debate tests the political system as Richard S. Schweiker vows to protect solvency while curb fraud and streamline regulations. Discussion covers funding shifts, eligibility age, and political risk from vested interests as critics warn of rising costs and aging voters.
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Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
Washington
Richard S. Schweiker
Reagan
Schweiker
J.J. Pickle
D-Texas
Ways and Means Committee
Pickle
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