European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 05, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page6 b the stars and stripes . Friday february 5,1993 Clinton vows to by fair7 in fiscal plans Washington a president Clinton trying to prepare americans for the likelihood of higher taxes said wednesday that he won t ask the Middle class to sacrifice until he shrinks govern ment and makes the economic elite pay More. Having walked across Pennsylvania Avenue to address several Hundred work ers who help write the Federal budget. Clinton said no other president has faced the join Challenge of pumping up the Economy while cutting the deficit which is soaring beyond $325 billion. We have no course but to embark on this course but it is an uncharted Clinton gets Public tuned to key issues by Timothy Clifford new Day Washington the old Bill Clin ton is Back. After a tumultuous 10 Days of Nasty controversies the White. House deftly has turned the attention of the Media and the Public to the issues one by one every Day this week that anchored his Campaign. But More than just reviving the issues health care welfare Reform Campaign finance Reform and As they used to say the Economy stupid Clinton staffers seem to have reclaimed their once formidable ability to set the Public Agenda. Clinton and his people have gotten Back to the Campaign Atlanta based pollster Claibourne Darden said wednesday. Now they re Back on the is sues that arc of concern to America an they arc showing All the political instincts that got left behind on election  during the transition Clinton and his aides All but stopped trying to shape each Day s Media coverage leaving the door open to stories about whether the new administration would keep this or that Promise. Except for the splash of december economic conference that lapse helped bring about the disastrous Public response to the failed nomination of Zoc Laird for attorney general and then the firestorm that erupted Over Gays in the military. Starting this week however Public at Tention was focused initially on a Well placed leak detailing plans for a program to vaccinate All children. Monday s Mes Sage was devoted to health care Reform tuesday s theme was welfare Reform wednesday saw the first meetings wit congressional leaders on Campaign finance Reform. The president is poised for a Public signing of the family and medi Cal leave act if it passes Congress. And All this week the president has moved to Calm fears spurred by his own course the president said. He said i presented him with a perplexing Dilem  the people of this country ought to know that i m going to do my Best to be fair to the people that i ran to rep resent the president said during an afternoon photo session with his economic advisers. Clinton s remarks appeared intended to take some of the Shock out of Tough Steps hell propose feb 17 when he announces his economic plan to a joint ses Sion of Congress. In a warm up for that speech he was scheduled to go to Capitol Hill on thurs Day for More consultations with demo cratic leaders. He also will Fly to Detroit on wednesday to answer questions at a telc Vised town meeting. The administration is considering higher Energy taxes tax increases on alcohol and tobacco products social Security reductions limits on deductions for interest paid on Home mortgages and higher taxes on foreign companies operating in the United states. In addition the administration proposes a $31 billion Short term economic stimulus package that would provide tax Breaks to business to encourage investment while financing roads summer jobs waste water treatment a president Clinton makes one of this week s ventures into the issues that helped him reelected discussing welfare Reform with the National governors association. Administration s trial balloons that the Middle class that elected him is being targeted. At a meeting wednesday with the employees of the office of management and budget Clinton said the economic elite would be the first called upon to make sacrifices. Topping off this new counteroffensive was wednesday s announcement that Linton resurrecting one of his most powerful Campaign trademarks would conduct a town meeting next wednesday in Detroit that would be linked by satellite to audiences in Atlanta Miami an Seattle. A Span and perhaps can will broadcast it the White House said cil tics and other spending. Speaking earlier to employees of the office of management and budget Clin ton underscored his Campaign pledge to raise taxes on the wealthy. Before i ask working americans to work harder and pay More i will ask the economic elite no made More Money and paid less in taxes during the 1980s to pay their fair share Clinton said. He is expected to seek an increase inthe top tax rate from the current 31 per cent to 36 percent for families with in comes Aboye $200,000. He also is Likely to seek a surtax perhaps 10 percent on incomes above $1 million. Ideas abound but Money is tight official tells educators Washington a the Clinto administration supports increasing Feder Al Aid to College students but there in t enough Money to pay for every new idea being proposed. Education Secretary Richard w. Riley said thursday. Riley made his first Public appearance since his appointment at a National association of Independent colleges and universities conference. The group rep resents 1,600 of the nation s private col Leges and  presidents at the conference said they were relieved by the elec Tion of president Linton and expect him to fulfil Campaign promises tomake More Finan Cial Aid available. Riley said a re cent task Force proposal that Pell Grants to individual students be in creased from $2,300to $4,000 probably won t happen  tact is the Pell Grant fund mechanism is $1.4 billion in deficit Riley said. Next year s Pell budget has a $600 million  it should be done somehow if it is humanly possible but i Tell you it snot possible under the current Circum stances he , Clinton intends to fulfil All of his Campaign promises and is Dis cussing various ideas with members of Congress Riley said. It s very important to president Clin ton that we have More accessibility and affordability for College for our people he said. College presidents asked Riley to hurry along proposals to forgive the student loan debts of students who perform Community service increase Grants boost research Dol Lars and reduce Federal regulations. Riley president s plan Aims for jobs Rush labor Secretary says of a i of i kit let / a a dam isl an t to i m o Titi Ini a a rom m n it Ltd Urt i m _ a it in i Washington a president Clinton s economic stimulus package will create an immediate Rush of 250,000 jobs and help the president fulfil his Promise of 8 million new jobs in four years labor Secretary Robert Reich said wednesday. Reich said Clinton s program which is being developed would focus on Initia Tives that offer the Best Promise of creating the most jobs quickly. He said such action was critical because the current re covery unlike past upturns threatens to leave Many people permanently unemployed. Private economists studying the emerging outlines of Clinton s program said Reich s forecast of 250,000 new jobs this year and 8 million Over four years was optimistic but possible. Dut they said the goals could be thwarted by numerous roadblocks from bureaucratic delay in spending the Money to a Federal Reserve that could raise interest rates to fight inflation. They were More optimistic about the Short term than the Long term goal. Reich said Clinton has not made final decisions on the program. But congressional sources speaking on condition of anonymity said the administration was studying a $31 billion Short term package that would include $16 billion in Public works spending this year and $15 billion in business tax Breaks primarily from a targeted investment tax credit. But whatever the final shape Reich said our goal is an immediate Rush of about 250,000  us Noi m on lbs this morning Reich said Clinton s program would be labor intensive and would have a multiplier effect in which the increased government spending and tax reductions would Lead to increased spending by the private Sec Tor. He said a summer program to give unemployed teen agers work would depart of the package. In a later interview with the associated press Reich would not say where the administration expected the addition Al 250,000 jobs to be created