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They also criticized the MCAS because they said it gives an unfair advantage to affluent test-takers and forces teachers to teach to the material covered on the test...
...movies and television shows (fromPokemon to Iron Chef), the growing appeal of karate, Taoist sex practices, Buddhism, feng shui, karaoke, the influence of traditional Japanese art on American artists and so on. Furthermore, Cohen claims, Asian-Americans are the “fastest-growing population group, generally the most affluent, and the best educated,” attending the top colleges and becoming an “important force in mainstream American politics,” influencing American foreign policy and public opinion. Given the influx of Asian immigrants into America, Cohen concludes, “Asians have been more...
...Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Despite the teen drama’s many permutations in the last dozen years, culminating in its recent ubiquity on the WB, it’s a shame that the genre has never successfully looked beyond beautiful, affluent and white subjects. But without “90210,” teen dramas would never have a place in prime time—even if the actors are still much older than their characters...
...will be paid by smokers with annual incomes over $100,000. For that reason, a tax on tobacco is probably the most regressive of all taxes—more so than taxes on beer or gasoline. This tax is an unfair transfer of wealth from poor smokers to more affluent non-smokers. If prices rise by $2 per pack, a two-pack-a-day smoker will be hit with $1,460 in added expense each year. That’s a huge financial drain on a low-income consumer who cannot kick the habit...
When the Bachas first used Hayward last October, they were ambivalent about hiring someone to cook for them. Would it be worth the expense? (Hayward charges $225, on top of the grocery bill, for about 15 family meals.) How tasty would the food be? Would friends in their neighborhood--affluent but hardly overrun by servants--view the Bachas with disdain? "It sounded pretentious," says Sarah. But she seldom has time to indulge her own passion for cooking, and Hayward's services give her more time with her family. "We're not rushing around every night to pull something together...