New year's resolutions.(THE TAXONOMIST)
American Prospect, The, January, 2005 by McIntyre, Robert S.
OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO FACE monumental tax and budget decisions. President Bush wants to privatize part of Social Security, make the tax code far less progressive, borrow many more trillions of dollars, and probably slash domestic programs. It's crucial that people understand what's at stake as these issues unfold--and that means reporters need to do better than they have in the past. So here are my New Year's resolutions for journalists who cover fiscal issues--and
what readers should demand of them.
1. Explain who wins and who loses. This ought to be a ...
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