Congress should act quickly to correct a glaring injustice in the Medicare and Medicaid programs where bureaucratic process has frustrated purpose. Unless things have changed greatly in recent weeks, the intent of Medicare and Medicaid is to provide high-quality health care to the needy and the elderly at the least possible cost to the taxpayers.… Continue reading A Good Way to Help the Elderly
Category: Politics
Free World Supporting Afghans
The Reagan Administration has pledged to exercize “even-handedly” cases among countries of the world, including U. S. lies as well as the Soviet e. It spelled out the policy in an annual report, required by Congress, on global human rights conditions. Abuses cited by the report included (1) an increase in torture and killings in Central America by guerrillas,… Continue reading Free World Supporting Afghans
Americans Can Help Reagan
What can the average American do to help in the economic recovery President Ronald Reagan envisions? The Washingtonian Magazine asked the President that question – and published his rather-detailed answer, which was reproduced in a recent issue of the Congressional Record. Reagan called on the American People to support the program and go forward in… Continue reading Americans Can Help Reagan
Dumping Should Be Eliminated
The long-simmering steel industry controversy over alleged “dumping” of foreign steel on the American market may be shaping up for an overdue solution. And with the domestic steel industry running at less than 60 percent capacity – 77,000 workers on layoff and another 17,500 on short work weeks – the country will be eagerly awaiting… Continue reading Dumping Should Be Eliminated
U.S. officials note growth of Cuban-backed violence
A warning by two United States officials of the activities of Soviet-backed Cuba in supporting violence and insurgencies in the Caribbean and Latin America should not go unheeded. Addressing the Subcommittee on western Hemisphere Affairs of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in Mid December, Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Enders said Cuba is most active in… Continue reading U.S. officials note growth of Cuban-backed violence
The ERA question
Should the ERA become part of the Constitution? There’s a better way to achieve equality while preserving desirable distinctions between the sexes, says Rex. E, lee, Dean of the Brigham Young University law School and former assistant U.S. attorney general. In his book, “A lawyer Looks at the Equal Rights Amendment” published recently by the… Continue reading The ERA question
It’s Time for Feds to Face Deficit
The time is long past due for the federal government to blow the whistle on routine deficit spending. This year the national debt will top $890 billion – more than $4,000 for each American, and the projected $15.8 deficit in President Carter’s whopping $615.8 budget for fiscal 1981 will keep the spiral soaring. Just the interest on… Continue reading It’s Time for Feds to Face Deficit
What’s Your Opinion On Limiting Terms?
If you read the Herald comics (and who doesn’t?) you probably observed an interesting bit of political philosophy contained in a recent Sunday installment of ”Berry’s World” by Jim Berry. The script for half a dozen panels portraying an interview with a “Congressman Rodomontade” read as follows: “Congressman Rodomontade, what is your philosophy about how… Continue reading What’s Your Opinion On Limiting Terms?
Debate on College Salaries – Public’s Right to Know
Does the public have a right to know how much public employees are being paid? Traditionally the answer has been yes – the taxpayers whose money pays the salaries ought to have the right to know, if they ask. But the question, as it applies to college and university employees in Utah, is being debated now.… Continue reading Debate on College Salaries – Public’s Right to Know
Getting C-U Project Back On Track After Carter Veto
We cannot quarrel with President Carter’s resolve to do something about unnecessary spending and inflation – he deserves support in this. But we think he erred badly in his choice of a place to make a stand – veto of the $10.2 billion public works bill, which the House sustained, lacking 53 votes for the two-thirds… Continue reading Getting C-U Project Back On Track After Carter Veto