CAMPAIGN FINANCING
Some months ago, Common Cause came out with a report on political campaigns which concluded that the two parties which compete in every Congressional election are not, contrary…
Category: Economy
POLICY TOWARD CASTRO
For the past several weeks, the Spanish-language press in the United States has been buzzing with speculation and comment about a murder near Miami which, strangely, has gone…
THE FEDERAL RESERVE
Vice President Gerald Ford recently endorsed high interest rates at a bankers’ meeting at White Sulphur Springs, Virginia. He said that the fight against inflation “requires a restrictive…
LAND USE PLANNING ACT
The largest single investment the average individual makes in a lifetime is usually a home to live in. The right to buy, use, enjoy, sell, or leave this…
COMPUTERS
Computers are an American invention, and we have stayed far ahead of the rest of the world in their development and production. Our second, third and fourth generation…
SOCIAL SECURITY
Social Security has been considered a sacred cow which no politician dares to criticize. Yet, there is one feature of the Social Security Law which is highly unjust…
CUT FEDERAL BUDGET
Polls and commentators keep reminding us that Watergate has caused the American people to lose faith in their government leaders. But this dark cloud has one bright silver…
CUT FEDERAL BUDGET
Polls and commentators keep reminding us that Watergate has caused the American people to lose faith in their government leaders. But this dark cloud has one bright silver…
Failure of Government Controls — April 1974
FAILURE OF PRICE CONTROL
Most elections are dominated either by the personality of a candidate, or local problems, or a mix of issues. But there were two national elections of the 20th…