... dropped out of a doctoral program at Columbia University to become a professional economist. With bond trader William Townsend he founded an economic consulting firm, New York's Townsend-Greenspan & Co. Inc., which prospered until 1987 when Greenspan dissolved it to pursue his career at the Federal level. Alan Greenspan also served as a member of President Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board, ... and the Task Force on Economic Growth. Dr. Greenspan in recent years served as a Corporate Director for Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa); Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Capital Cities/A...

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... 's rights by giving them the right to choice, even though he believed it was wrong. One ad for anti-abortion stated "Abortion stops a beating heart." (National Right to Life Committee, Inc. 23.5c). Another ad said if we protect all kinds of wildlife from extinction, then why can't we save the lives of unborn babies (National Right to Life Committee ... , Inc. 23.5c). The tax breaks for the rich, removing social programs, fewer restraints upon businesses, and high interest for investors all helped contribute to the huge gap between the rich and the poor. According to Tom Wolfe the era of t...

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