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(Archived document, may contain errors) TAMING THE FEDERAL SPENDING MONSTER by Lewis K. Uhler We have reached a milestone in federal fiscal irresponsibility: the cash debt of the United States now exceeds the total value of the shares traded on U.S. stock exchanges. In o ther words, if we were to sell all U.S. stock market-traded stocks, which Forbes has calculated to have a current value of about $2.2 trillion, it wouldn't be enough to pay off the national debt. And there are other ways to put the national debt in perspe ctive:

The Administration's enterprise zone proposal, unveiled by Ronald Reagan on March 23, promises to break the logjam that has built up in Washington on the concept. While several states have passed their own versions of the enterprise zone and many cities have been pressing Washington to enact a program, congressional supporters of the idea have been frustrated by the absence of a concrete Administration plan, despite Reagan's long-professed enthusiasm for the innovation.'

"Women's issues" are becoming increasingly important to the nation's policy makers and politicians. This has led, among other things, to the Economic Equity Act (H.R. 2090 and S.888) introduced in the House by Patricia Schroeder (D-CO), and in the Senate by Dave Durenberger (R-MN). The many subjects addressed by H.R. 2090 and S.888 fall into three broad categories. The first deals with tax and retirement matters and is found primarily in Title I. The second category deals with child care issues: dependent care tax credits and availability in Title II and child support enfor...

Burkina Faso Guinea and Mali are under the military boot awaiting return to civilian rule. But whether the juntas in place will deliver credible elections at the end of the respective transition periods remains to be seen.

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