Word: unpopularity
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...richest school districts in the nation. Carter aides last week were examining potential cuts in Social Security programs, food stamps and veterans' benefits. A whopping $6.9 billion could be saved by discontinuing federal grants to often wealthy state and local governments, but the President has avoided that politically unpopular move...
...economic and financial policies. Thatcher won that test easily because of her party's 43-seat House of Commons majority. But that was only the initial skirmish. The Prime Minister insisted a year ago that the British economy could not be turned around without many tough, unpopular decisions. No Mary Poppins with a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down, once in office she quickly cut spending, lifted interest rates and reduced income taxes, but raised sales taxes and relaxed all exchange controls. She promised that the difficult measures would eventually result in a more vigorous economy...
...Democrat motion of no confidence after the budget had been presented, the Tories lost by three votes. Clark was forced into an election at a time when he was 20 points behind in the polls and when he had no choice but to campaign on a highly unpopular austerity budget...
...cannot think that this can do Harvard any good. University faculties are rightly loyal to diversity and to a colleague's right to say and do unpopular things. But Professor Harberger is not yet a colleague of anyone on the Harvard faculty. So the Harvard faculty must think about other things to which universities and their faculties are loyal: open-mindedness, civility and thoughtful discussion and resolution of intellectual issues. Harberger insists that he is loyal to these things, too, and it seems hard to doubt his sincerity on the matter...
HIID fellows are also worried that the Institute may not be a very pleasant place to work if Harberger comes. HIID would certainly become highly unpopular with student groups, and criticized as a place that doesn't care about human beings...