Word: affordability
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...children undergoing cancer treatment. Friedman observed during his multiple extended hospital stays that his physical well-being was greatly improved by alleviating the stress and boredom of treatment through simple diversions, like video games or DVDs. The foundation seeks to provide this relief for children whose families cannot afford these things. Since its creation, the foundation has raised more than a quarter of a million dollars for toys purchased for hospitals across the country. “It occurred to me that in some ways, because his battle with cancer so changed his perspective on so many things, the cancer...
...Still, China must realize that it is too deeply involved in the global economy to merely sit on the sidelines while the financial system unravels. It can't afford to. China has bought up some $1 trillion in U.S. debt, making it a major financier to the American credit binge. There have been longstanding fears that Beijing would at some point stop buying U.S. Treasury securities. That is unlikely because it could spark a selloff that would cause the U.S. dollar to plunge in value, eroding China's huge dollar holdings. Besides, China is still earning billions a day through...
Many of Cannon's friends and relatives work in construction. When times were booming, people had cash in their pockets and could afford to vote on issues other than dollars and cents. Now that families are struggling, ideology feels like a luxury - at least, that's the way Cannon described a recent conversation with one of her friends...
...told me it's not the government's job to handle his health care," Cannon recalled, "and that really made sense to me, really struck home. But when you're working hard and paying taxes and still can't afford insurance - well, government helps with everything else, doesn...
Despite the Big Red’s rough start, Harvard can’t afford to overlook such an important opponent and league...