Economic Report of the President: Hearings Before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United StatesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1976 - United States |
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... forecasting and hence in economic policy analysis . We believe that this is the largest area of uncertainty in our forecast and as such , inflation could pose a major threat to the viability of the present recovery . Policies that are ...
... forecasting and hence in economic policy analysis . We believe that this is the largest area of uncertainty in our forecast and as such , inflation could pose a major threat to the viability of the present recovery . Policies that are ...
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... forecasting and hence in economic policy analysis . We believe that this is the largest area of un- certainty in our forecast and as such , inflation could pose a major threat to the viability of the present recovery . Policies that we ...
... forecasting and hence in economic policy analysis . We believe that this is the largest area of un- certainty in our forecast and as such , inflation could pose a major threat to the viability of the present recovery . Policies that we ...
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... forecast for 1977 is 6.9 ? Mr. GREENSPAN . That is correct . Chairman HUMPHREY . That is about 7 percent , of course . Well , what do you expect to do with the 7 percent ? And many of them are kids . Many of them minorities , Mr ...
... forecast for 1977 is 6.9 ? Mr. GREENSPAN . That is correct . Chairman HUMPHREY . That is about 7 percent , of course . Well , what do you expect to do with the 7 percent ? And many of them are kids . Many of them minorities , Mr ...
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... forecasting wage and price trends and that the poor understand- ing of the inflation process is probably the principal or one of the principal reasons for this misunderstanding or lack of understand- ing ? Mr. GREENSPAN . Yes ...
... forecasting wage and price trends and that the poor understand- ing of the inflation process is probably the principal or one of the principal reasons for this misunderstanding or lack of understand- ing ? Mr. GREENSPAN . Yes ...
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... forecast four quarters ahead changes in the meat and food components of the Consumer Price Index ; and third , in trying to forecast the impact of the recent energy bill on prices of energy at wholesale and consumer levels . The ...
... forecast four quarters ahead changes in the meat and food components of the Consumer Price Index ; and third , in trying to forecast the impact of the recent energy bill on prices of energy at wholesale and consumer levels . The ...
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Page 218 - State and local governments, to coordinate and utilize all its plans, functions, and resources for the purpose of creating and maintaining, in a manner calculated to foster and promote free competitive enterprise and the general welfare, conditions under which there will be afforded useful employment opportunities, including self-employment, for those able, willing, and seeking work, and to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power.
Page 654 - I do have a couple of questions I would like to ask you. I...
Page 554 - Organization's definition of health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Page 99 - If the witness will read the paragraph marked step 8 at the bottom of page 8 and the top of page 9, which is just one of the 12 steps which would have to be taken.
Page 481 - Budget Highlights" which are contained in The Federal Budget and the Cities, an analysis prepared by the United States Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities.
Page 111 - USC 665) , is amended to read as follows : "(2) In apportioning any appropriation, reserves may be established solely to provide for contingencies, or to effect savings whenever savings are made possible by or through changes in requirements or greater efficiency of operations.
Page 646 - My name is James J. Needham. I am Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Page 69 - ... between those in some need and those most in need; —between the programs we already have and those we would like to have; —between aid to individuals and aid to State and local governments; —between immediate implementation of a good idea and the need to allow time for transition; —between the desire to solve our problems quickly and the realization that for some problems, good solutions will take more time; and —between Federal control and direction to assure achievement of common...
Page 68 - The budget reflects the President's sense of priorities. It reflects his best judgment of how we must choose among competing Interests. And it reveals his philosophy of how the public and private spheres should be related. Accordingly, I have devoted a major portion of my own time over the last several months to shaping the budget for fiscal year 1977 and laying the groundwork for the years that follow.
Page 111 - ... brought to bear on the estimates at this time. The examiners must be thoroughly familiar with the President's budget policy and previous congressional action, as well as with the programs of the agency and their relationship to activities of other agencies.