Executive Memorandum posted October 12, 1995 by Joe Cobb
The Caribbean Basin Trade Bill: Good Economic Policy and GoodNeighbor Policy
Congress is considering legislation to reduce tariffs on some
products from countries in the Caribbean Basin and could include
this measure in the FY 1996 budget reconciliation package. This
would be a wise action. The legislation is important to the
economies of the Caribbean Basin and to the American companies that
built factories there in…
Backgrounder posted August 21, 1995 by Joe Cobb
How to Close Down the Department of Commerce
Introduction
The congressional budget resolution for fiscal year 19961
calls for elimination of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC).
With its many sweeping changes, this resolution is both symbolic of
the change in philosophy of this Congress and a very practical
proposal to restructure a collection of programs and agencies that
have little reason to share…
Issue Bulletin posted February 16, 1995 by Joe Cobb
Establish a Spending Reduction Commission
(Archived document, may contain errors) 206 February 16, 1995 ESTABLISHA SPENDING REDUCTION COMMISSION INTRODUCTION Aworkable solution to the political problems of cutting the federal budget has been proposed in the United States Congress. The Spending Reduction Act (S. 202 and H.R. 822) should be considered…
Backgrounder Update posted July 18, 1994 by Joe Cobb
How the Special Interests Want to Amend Antidumping Laws
(Archived document, may contain errors) 7/18/94 229 HOW THE SPECIAL INTERESTS WANT TO AMEND ANTIDUMPING LAWS (Updating Backgrounder No. 985, "A Guide to the New GATT Agreement," May 25, 1994, and Backgroun- der No. 906, "A Guide to Antidumping Laws: America's Unfair Trade Practice,"…
Backgrounder Update posted January 28, 1994 by Joe Cobb
Clinton's Welcome Plan to Improve Air Travel
(Archived document, may contain errors) 1/28/94 211 CLINTON'S WELCOME PLAN TO IMPROVE AIR TRAVEL (Updating Backgrounder No. 958, "The Airline Commission's Boost for Deregulation," September 29, 1993.) The Clinton Administration's initiative to implement most of the recommendations of the 1993 National Commission to Ensure a Strong Competitive Airline…
Backgrounder posted September 29, 1993 by Joe Cobb
The Airline Commission's Boost for Deregulation
Introduction
With the release last month of the final report of the National
Commission to Ensure a Strong Competitive Airline Industry, a
verdict has been entered against government re-regulation and in
favor of economic competition. The way to strengthen the United
States airline industry, the Commission says, is to spur greater
flexibility and international competition in…
Backgrounder Update posted June 4, 1993 by Joe Cobb
How Clinton's Budget Plan Taxes the Elderly
(Archived document, may contain errors) payer were just below the 28 percent Example 1 tax bracket, the government's income Take the example of a retired store manager whose retirement income calculation would push the elderly is $35,500. His lifetime earnings from wages and salary were near, but…