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...application program was originally designed for a special group of students: those who are clear about their choice and have well-defined interests in this University. But if more restrictive programs—like the one Harvard is returning to—are beneficial, they only help the rich. Affluent students do not need the extra months to compare non-binding offers. When financial aid packages are not at issue, prospective students can spend a leisurely fall making decisions about which college to attend—since comparing price tags is not necessary for these students, neither are the months...
Recreational-vehicle sales are booming, and the appeal of RVs is much broader than in their previous heyday, the free-wheelin' early '70s, when they earned a reputation as gas-gulping retirement homes. Today RVs are being bought--and rented--by a younger and more affluent crowd. At the same time, more and more baby boomers are reaching the age at which Americans traditionally buy RVs. Some owners see their RVs as escape vehicles in case of terrorism. Other, stressed-out families just want to vacation without the hassles and worries of air travel--and bring a little...
With an average household income of $78,000, NPR's audience is among the most affluent and educated in the nation. Public-radio listeners are staying tuned in for the same amount of time weekly that they did in 1995, despite an 8% drop in time spent listening to radio overall. One reason: NPR spent much of the 1990s bulking up its news staff, adding 28 reporters and correspondents and opening 31 offices, with the aim of becoming more of a primary news source rather than a purveyor of features a few days late under the guise of "analysis...
...estimated at $10 billion by a senior Iraqi defector. But after more than a decade of sanctions, he is no longer as fat a cat. The State Department's Richard Armitage recently put the figure at $7 billion. Forbes magazine, in its annual tally of the world's most affluent, put Saddam at a mere $2 billion...
...close family member upset their relationship, even though they had a signed agreement and he was paying interest on the sum. The problem was both the repayment schedule--she says her relative paid her quarterly in "dribs and drabs"--and the fact that he lived a more affluent lifestyle than she and her husband did. It took more than five years for Goldfarb to be fully repaid. "He didn't think this was a big deal because he thought it was a fair exchange," says Goldfarb. "He was paying me a fair interest rate. He sees it as a success...