Calls for Fairness in Tax Relief Amid GOP Plan
The Detroit Free Press argues for a fair tax cut distribution with focus on mid to lower income Americans. It notes 20 percent of 85 billion in House cuts would favor the richest 1 percent, while payroll taxes harm low earners. It critiques child and education credits and inheritance tax relief as skewed toward the well off, urging broader equity.
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Bill Clinton
Washington
House
Senate
Business Week
Detroit Free Press
Senate votes to raise Social Security age to 67
A reader letter urges opposing the age increase for benefits claiming longer life spans, criticizing federal departments as wasteful. The writer recommends balancing the budget book edited by Scott A. Hodge and notes copies were given to legislators. He argues abolishing outdated agencies could fund Social Security.
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Senate
America
Scott A. Hodge
Letters to the Editor on security labor shifts
A reader argues that long term security solvency requires eliminating unnecessary federal jobs, noting private industry has done so for years and prompting a provocative question about whether the federal workforce can be similarly downsized. Ted Rink signs off.
Not Made With Child Labor
The piece argues against child labor amid global sweatshop controversy and questions the FTC plan to allow partial Made in the USA labels. It praises Congressman Sherrod Brown for leadership on trade and child labor issues and urges clear labeling to expose child labor practices.
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Federal Trade Commission
U.S.A
Sherrod Brown
America
Letters to the editor policy and contact details
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor and notes edits may occur for brevity accuracy and clarity. Provide contact by telephone Page Editor Box 4010 Elyria Ohio 44006 or fax 8297272 or email.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Act-tough China policy echoed in Hong Kong handover debate
Peter Geiger surveys Madeleine Albright’s ABC-TV refusal to attend Hong Kong handover and argues the claim of a freely elected legislature masks Beijing’s control. The piece traces Hong Kong’s past governance, Thatcher and Patten policies, and the shadow legislature now shaping Hong Kong’s status as a Chinese Special Administrative Zone.
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China
Hong Kong
Madeleine Albright
Abc-Tv
Albright
New Territories
Kowloon
Victoria Island
Hong Kong City
Kowloon Peninsula
Hong Kong Colony
Great Britain
Kowloon City
U.S
Victoria
Margaret Thatcher
Iron Margaret
Beijing
Hong
Britain
Chris Patten
Patton
Peter Geiger
Chronicle-Telegram
Mongolia
Akron
Starr damages independence counsel with Clinton sex probe
Marie Cocco argues Ken Starr harms the independent counsel framework by pursuing dubious questions about Bill Clinton’s sex life, costing taxpayers over 30 million dollars, and eroding public trust in high level investigations. Starr’s credibility frays as he probes rumors and private matters, threatening the future of independent oversight.
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Kenneth Starr
Little Rock
Ark
Bill Clinton
Whitewater Independent
Starr
Clinton
Vince Foster
Washington Post
FBI
Arkansas
Roger Perry
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Perry
Ken Starr
Weekly Star
Independent Counsel
Janet Reno
Justice Department
Patrick Leahy
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