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...likely to dampen the recovery. Housing never cracked; now it won't boom. Consumers never stopped spending; now they're in debt and can't pick up the pace. President Bush's tax rebate, paid out during the worst of the recession, was "insanely well timed," says Maureen Allyn, chief economist at Zurich Scudder. Any comparable success with whatever stimulus package Congress might pass is unlikely. On the factory front, new inventory controls have given managers earlier warning of waning demand than they had in previous slumps, and led them to cut orders before goods piled up to the ceiling...
...third of all outstanding mortgages were originated last year--testament to the tidal wave of home refinancings that, on average, lowered homeowners' monthly payments by $100. Those who refinanced cashed out $100 billion of equity, says Frank Nothaft, chief economist at Freddie Mac. But, says Zurich Scudder's Allyn, the cash outs "are a little like eating your seed corn. It's not a long-term solution." Moreover, the refi boom is over, and many homeowners have larger mortgages and can no longer count on rapid appreciation to build equity. "I'm scratching my head over how we can accelerate...
Despite the ostensible similarities, the climate on campus was radically different 30 years ago, said Allyn Field...
...finds random facts about the history of sex, which are not useless because they involve sex. Allyn explains the evolution of the bra-burner myth, explains the history of nudist colonies in the United States, and gives a detailed account of group marriages, a popular trend of the late '70s. He explores the story behind Hugh Heffner's rise and fall, what the acronym PRIDE actually signifies, and describes what Deep Throat, perhaps the most recognized porn-flick title, really involved. These random facts are all the more interesting when Allyn writes about sex in college. Among his many stories...
...Posing as a cultural and historical work, Make Love, Not War is entertainment reading. The book is intellectually amusing, and is full of pre-game stories to retell before going out on the weekend. For those missing some sexual experience, for the moment Allyn's book has important details, from what most sexual acts look like to post-orgasm accounts of experiences from participants. If looking to develop a more informed database of sex facts and dirty stories, Make Love, Not War is the perfect read. However, if in search of a more detached, academic account of the sexual revolution...