Opinion columns by Timothy Taylor in the San Jose Mercury News: 1989
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December 26, 1989 - "This Crystal Ball is Cloudy"

December 19, 1989 - "The Real Problem is that When the Government Decided to Insure Deposits at S&Ls, it Inadvertently Created a Perverse System of Incentives that can Encourage S&L Managers to Drive their Institutions Deep into Bankruptcy. Perverse Incentives for S&L Risk-taking"

December 3, 1989 - "Japan Gives U.S. What It Wants"

November 27, 1989 - "Taking a Toll - Rush Hour Bridge Fees should be Increased"

October 29, 1989 - "Silicon Valley is Doing Just Fine, Thanks"

October 19, 1989 - "Wall Street Crashes are Overrated"

October 8, 1989 - "Tax Cut Won't Promote More Savings"

September 27, 1989 - "R&D Credit a Tax Break Soon Repaid"

September 8, 1989 - "The Decades-long Cost of School Failures"

September 4, 1989 - "Unions Must Redefine Themselves to Prosper in U.S."

August 29, 1989 - "Deficit Magic - Gramm-Rudman Compliance will be an Illusion"

August 2, 1989 - "The S&L Bailout may be Just a Temporary Thing"

July 21, 1989 - "A Premium Example for Auto Insurance"

July 18, 1989 - "What Economic Summit?"

June 30, 1989 - "A Market for Pollution - Incentives could Encourage Business to Beat Standards"

June 22, 1989 - "A Common Agenda for Chip and Computer Makers"

May 23, 1989 - "PROP. 103 Creates an Insurance Czar, but What Else?"

May 22, 1989 - "Minn. Clinics Work for Teens"

May 5, 1989 - "Classes and Taxes: Stub Out Teen Smoking"

April 30, 1989 - "A Method to Realty Madness - Crazy housing Market is Cost of Economic Success"

April 20, 1989 - "On Recession's Brink - Storm Clouds Gather on Economic Horizon"

April 6, 1989 - "Tie Bailouts to Reforms"

March 30, 1989 - "Minimum Wage is Irrelevant"

March 26, 1989 - "The Ominous Sputter of R&D"

March 17, 1989 - "Financing the National Gluttony"

March 10, 1989 - "Devouring the National Nest Egg"

March 3, 1989 - "Plan is an Unfair Revenue-loser"

February 26, 1989 - "Take Water from Low-value Agriculture"

February 20, 1989 - "Not So Dependent on Defense"

February 8, 1989 - "Don't Feed 'Zombie' Thrifts"

January 30, 1989 - "More Jobs or Better Wages"

January 12, 1989 - "Bush Steps into a Budget Box"