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Show What Others Are Saying Kevin Phillips: "Most Americans may not realize the seriousness of our international trade disadvantage, but the latest Harvard Business Review paints an especially depressing picture. All over the world, foreign governments are subsidizing and aiding their corporations. By contrast, con-trast, the government of the United States stands practically alone in being more of a hindrance than a h elp to companies trying to sell overseas." Jack Newfield: "George Meany is right when he says: 'The income of the wealthy-those who have more than enough to live onis not restrained. But the real, after-tax wages of the average worker have fallen by 1.5 percent since last October.' Oc-tober.' ...Whatever the specific solution, a remedy is desperately needed for the lost buying power of American workers, because of rising prices and raising corporate profits." M. Stanton Evans: "There's no reason in a free society to have such a thing as government-funded radio and televison, above and beyond official information functions. The whole idea of public broadcasting, in fact, is contrary to our traditional notions of free expression." Suzanne Gordon: "I'm not one of those anti-television fanatics. Television presents great possibilities, and although TV executives say quality programming is too costly and won't be popular, new surveys suggest that viewers are ready for a change for the better." Pat O'Brien (substituting for Marianne Means): "Here we are, carrying out the same old policy of silence (about sex education) that our parents did. We assume this will help our kids stay kids longer, and more innocently. Even in today's open sexual climate, we somehow think denying them basic sexual information in-formation will help rather than hurt.'.'. . Wallace Terry: "I think the appropriate ap-propriate (U.S.) legislative bodies should consider a bill like the one before the British House of Commons. The British bill would make solicitation punishable when someone is annoyedby a prostitute, a drunk, a persistent salesman, a beggar or even the religious types." |