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Show 4monday, 19, Carters energy plan useless, says Garn It was billed as a business roundtable, but Rep. Dan Marriott and Sen. Jake found Gam (both themselves answering questions on everything from the Equal Rights Amdendment to bomb movements the other day at the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. As a business newspaper h) the Enterprise will confine itself to reporting their statements on business-relateitems. Included among the Congressmens reports were: d TAX REFORM; Gam re- ported President Jimmy Carter has apparently backed off rather dramatically from the position that the capital gains tax should be abolished. He realizes people won't invest otherwise. Carter has also backed off on opposing tax credits for home mortgage interest payments, Garn said. The senator himself said he favored a permanent tax cut like the ones used in both the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. Such cuts, Garn claimed, stimulated the economy and increased revenues to the Treasury. Marriott noted that Carter appears to be leaning to- across-the-boar- d Auditor General may close several loopholes in the payment of unemployment benefits, a Job Service source Renovation of the century old Salt Lake Brewing Co. was completed this month, and Vernon Dickman of Dickman-Rud- d and Associates, owner, said the building is 70 percent leased. The 26,000 square foot structure at Fourth South and 11th East was renovated at a cost of SI. 2 million. Dickman said space will lease for S8 per square-foot- . Present tenants include Dickmans companies, Dick- man Enterprises, Vernon-Fran- Co. and ciates, as Asso- d that will study problems of radioactive wastes in residential areas, had made a commitment to give Salt Lake City first priority when hearings on the issue begin in February. Marriott said the Vitro situation is one of five critical problem areas in the country. committee ENERGY: ed well as Lee Rudd, attornev; Marvann Peterson's Hairmastcrs, a hair styling salon; Northwest Properties, a real estate firm, and two restaurants. told the Enterprise. The source predicts the audit will recommend tightening benefit payments in the area of voluntary quits." These arc people who quit their jobs and then apply for unemployment benefits. They arc currently penalized by a waiting period of up to several weeks, after which thev can begin collecting the weekly payments just as those receivreduction of ing them for force." "A waiting period really m household from collecting benefits. They wait, then Please make note. Randall Green Publication Services is now Call at us at 1 546 South State Street. 466-589- 2 for. . . O PHOTOGRAPHY O GRAPHIC DESIGN O WRITING O EDITING O ILLUSTRATION O TYPOGRAPHY O CAMERA-READ- start collecting again, often with no inclination to work until benefits are finally exhausted," the source said. O PRINTING SALES It can become an expensive public ripoff," the source added. Now at a new location to serve you better. The Legislative Auditors arc looking at how the program affects both employers and employees. They will make recommendations through a scries of meetings with agencies and committees to the Legislature, which in turn will act on the Y ART O PRODUCTION COORDINATION original oil paintings mini-blin- carpet furniture and accessories v ds drapes roman shades New 8i Used Office Furniture & Supplies pace setting atmospheres Mamma's, a San Francisco restaurant chain serving quiche and speciality omelets. will occupy the ground Also moving into a iloor. storefront property is the Old Salt Lake Jail. Steve in- centives to encourage production. He said the presidents program isnt an energy program at all, but rather a tax bill which could take $100 billion out of the economy by 1985 and, according to a number of independent research agencies, not accomplish its conservation goals even if fully implemented. Garn said it is doubtful there will be an energy bill this year because of an imp- - ed Moved! energy proposals for lacking any so-call- Weve Garn criticiz- the presidents long as there is any old gas available. Garn favors the Senate position and he criticized its opponents for using a lot of misinformation. He said the president's vicious attack on oil companies was unjustified because the Continued on page nine e, Jewelry k Dickman-Rud- Gas-N-Sav- z., does not do much to deter secondary wage earners in a tive occupancy D-Ari- passe between House and Senate conferees over deregulation of natural gas prices. The House voted to continue regulation while the Senate voted to degegulate prices on newly discovered gas in two years with a requirement that residential users get the lower controlled price gas for as Audit could tighten voluntary quit payments An audit of the Utah Job Service by the state Legisla- Brewery has 70 than to continue lumping them together. VITRO TAILINGS: Marriott reported that Rep. Morris chairman of a Udall, ward increasing tax exemptions to $100, 000 and investment tax credits from 10 percent to 15 percent, while decreasing corporate tax from 48 to 45 percent. Marriott said the full Carter plan wont be available until May, however. SOCIAL SECURITY: Garn cited a need to set up an actuarily sound social security program with a vested premium and a legal reserve. It would require a lot of money to start out with but it is better than delaying a remedy by simply increasing the tax base, he said. Garn said the plan could lead to benefits twro to three times larger than those currently offered, and the problem in the past has been that Congress always wanted to pay more benefits than it assessed in taxes. Marriott noted the way things are going, the government may run out of people to tax for the program. He said it would be better to seperate finances of programs for life, disability, retirement, etc., Buntjcr, Gene Seiler and Bob Hutchins will own the Jail, a 6,000 square-foo- t restaurant with western motif reminiscent of old The menu, featuring steak, will vary from $2.50 to $5 for lunch and $6.25 to $10.95 for dinner. The restaurant owners expect to open in jail-house- s. . March. Dickman said tentative lease agreements have been made with an insurance company and weight clinic. 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