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Show The Salt Lake Tribune, Staying Ahead: NEW YORK The launch last week of -the law to balance the federal budget has so much wrong with it by 1991 that it's unlikely to stand as written. But its right in one overwhelming way. It ties up the president and Congress, and holds their feet to the fire Gramm-Rudma- n In theory, all programs are to be cut alike, in order to spread the pain. But in practice, this year, 79 percent of the budget will be exempt s No cuts are allowed in Social Security benefits; in military salaries; in certain government contracts; in sev- eral programs, including welfare and food stamps; in interest on the national debt. So all of the mandatory cuts have to come out of the final 21 percent of the federal budget touching hundreds of programs, for millions of Americans: rivers and harbors, new drug approvals, some military contracts and weapons development, the space program, the FBI, controllers, the national parks, farmer support, education, health. e Jane Bryant Quinn air-traff- If they cant overcome their fantasies about federal revenues, the law will force reality upon them. And upon the American public, whose own illusions are the first cause of the dangerous budget stalemate in Washington. In the coming weeks youll be reading much about what Alarms will be raised. Appalling outcomes will be pointed to, if the law is actually carried out The alarmists will be right and that is exactly the point. Congress and the president cant make hard decisions except in an atmosphere of crisis. creates a crisis that must be risen to, lest the entire government become absurd. Only by agreeing on a rational budget can the irrational law be overcome. The deficit is a creature of Americas inability to choose. We as a people want a strong defense, acceptable programs for the poor, no cuts in , government-suppor- t major - r Hence ' might force deficit reyear, ductions of $65 billion or more which could cut some programs below the level needed to do the job. (2) The law fails to discriminate between essentials and frills. This year, all eligible domestic regardless of worth programs will be cut 4.3 percent and all eligible military programs, 4 9 percent. Lean, well-ruprograms take the same hit as sloppy, inefficient ones. Programs central to government, such as the courts and law enforcement, are treated the same as programs of lesser worth, such as the MICROSOFT, FLIGHT SIMULATOR FOR IBM. PCs PUTS YOU IN THE Forces U.S. lo Face Fiscal Reality Small Business Administration Pro- ing cuts than Congress wants, more made the Internal Revenue Service could have its budget authority for tax enforcement cut by perhaps $153 million Less enforcement would mean that around $2 billion in unpaid taxes will go uncollected, therefore grams already understaffed control and federal meat inmay be forced to spection underserve the public even more No exceptions can be made because thats the law. operates mechanistically, without moral or financial judgment military cuts than the president wants, and higher taxes Right now, the constitutionality of under attack A lower court will make a ruling soon, after which the case will be appealed directly to the Supreme Court But chaotic as the new law may be, Td hate to see that weapon sheathed G R H is making the budget deficit worse These results are so absurd that, one hopes, the president and Congress will finally be forced into a grand compromise, more domestic-spen- The law produces ridiculous outcomes Unless some adjustment is c 1986 Washington Post Writers Group London, Paris, Rome, Gmeem Valley one has the largest ...Only tennis center in the world. 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