With President Kennedy already set on a tax cut this year if he can get it, the Administration last week moved to clear some obstacles out of the wayor at least to chart them carefully for future reference. While deliberately downplaying any idea that the U.S. might be on the brink of another recessiona task that becomes increasingly difficult as more disappointing economic indicators come outit began the process of "educating" the Congress and the people to the need for a tax cut. The first lesson: public hearings on whether a cut is advisable now.
The Administration persuaded Wilbur Mills,...