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...some such modified flat tax. Like most of the proposals, the Treasury plan presumably will be "revenue neutral"; it will net the Government the same amount of money as does the existing tax. Reagan recently repeated his campaign pledge that tax reform would be used as a disguised tax hike "only over my dead body...
...quarter of voters cited the potential of a tax increase as their reason for voting against Mondale. Interestingly, 55% said that the next President will probably have to raise taxes, but 43% of them voted for Reagan anyway, even though he has pledged not to seek a tax hike. The only issue that seems to have cut against Reagan was military spending. One in five voters cited it as the main factor influencing their votes, and 61% of those voted for Mondale...
...status quo. The only purpose which might galvanize people to vote Republican is the prevention of a tax increase. But in fact, most voters are quite skeptical--given the size of the deficit--that Reagan in the end will be able fend off an imminent tax hike...
...spruce forests, snowcapped mountains and rolling ranchland-and this partly makes up for the lack of friendship in town. So does the great variety of his work. One day he may be up before dawn to survey an elk herd by helicopter. The next day he and Duke may hike ten miles into the high country to stock a remote lake with trout. When Madison checks fishing licenses on a lake, Duke sleeps in the canoe. "He's smart, but I can't teach him to paddle," jokes Madison...
...street to get a loaf of bread, and it was $1.43. I was floored." Although Harris, 40, sticks to a tight budget and avoids stocking up on frills, the weekly grocery bill for her family of three has climbed from $80 to $100 in the past year. That 25% hike is nearly six times as great as the modest increase in the Consumer Price Index since September...