He demands swift passage of major tax cuts. In one-upsmanship, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan cuts interest rates. Opportunistic Tampa Bay area officials embrace rise of layoff parties as region's next great service business. Hoping to curb constant turnover at the top, Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce hires Tampa Bay Devil Rays mascot Raymond as the group's new leader. He is fired when one chamber member complains Raymond's giant shoes will be too hard to fill in the future.
New search begins.
Average size of newly built home drops to 20,000 square feet. Florida's unprecedented drought forces regional officials to limit new construction to 10,000 homes a day. Existing residents can flush toilets once a week. In place of tires, each new Explorer will be carried on the shoulders of four husky Firestone executives. Fed chairman Greenspan again steals spotlight by cutting interest rates.