Word: agee
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...inclined, she did in a most decisive way, place her moral stamp upon the English-speaking people of the world, and while in many cases the imposed morality was nothing more than a veneered hypocrisy, on the whole, the standards were high, and the British Empire attained its Golden Age under this noble monarch. I also lived under King Edward VII, and witnessed the expectancy of those who desired a looser morality. King Edward VII, although known as a wild Prince, nevertheless held to the high standards set by his illustrious mother, although he contributed nothing to the high morality...
King George V, and noted with interest and sorrow the readiness with which the subjects of King George accepted the new morality which was ushered in with the Jazz Age...
...Deal campaigners have said a great deal in general about the blessings of the Government's Old-Age Pension Law, practically nothing in particular about the tax feature of that act. Beginning Jan. 1 a tax of 1% per year will be levied on the pay of every U. S. wage earner, great & small.* An equal amount will also be collected by the Treasury from the employer. Example: A factory superintendent 40 years old makes $3,000 per year; his annual tax to begin with will be $30 (1% of $3,000); the factory management must match...
...this New Dealers abandoned their discreet silence on old-age pensions, accused Republicans of trying to "intimidate" labor. In his speech at Worcester, last week, Franklin Roosevelt volleyed...
...will be eligible at the outset-will receive a monthly return benefit . . . larger than he could purchase from any private insurance company with the taxes he will have paid the Government. These monthly benefits will range from $10 to $85 a month. If a worker dies before reaching age 65 a lump sum payment is made to his family. This lump sum will amount to 3½% of the total wages he has earned after...