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...affair." The rise of a union that cried out for food as well as freedom shows the utter sterility of Communism and the gradual disintegration of the Soviet economic model. In the Soviet Union and most of the Eastern bloc countries, people are fed, clothed and housed at the barest level of subsistence. In Hungary, perhaps the sole exception to this rule, "socialist" market economy reforms have slowly--and quietly--phased in, bringing relatively more freedom and prosperity...
...barest ticky-tacky American apartment or tract house gives the occupant on whim: hot water, electric lights, air conditioning pretty often, and far more sheltered space than anyone in the world (except for the most imperial and ostentatious) has ever had the luxury of rattling around in. Even the American poor fall victim to a bizarre profligacy. Neolithic villagers periodically burned down their huts to incinerate their vermin; in the South Bronx people burn out their own apartments to obtain the welfare moving allowance, or landlords torch their buildings for the insurance: life among the ruins. Americans who feel sorry...
...topic. She didn't start writing the text until five days beforehand. At 3:30 the day it was due, she had no introduction, no conclusion, no footnotes, and no bibliography. Photo dictated the introduction and conclusion to her typist, and handed her chapters in with only the barest bibliography and footnotes. When she got it back, Photo was dismayed that what was supposed to be the culmination of her academic experience was missing sentences, graphs, and equations. "One of my readers said it was an 'abysmal presentation,'" she says, adding an oxymoron: "I was the saddest magna going...
...today's final event, the 400-yd. medley relay, the aquamen will be looking to win one of the few Eastern titles that have eluded them in Bernal's three years here. Last year the Princeton relay outdueled the Harvard squad by the barest of margins, and this year's seniors realize that they have never beaten the Tigers in a medley relay. Winning this race would be a nice touch for the careers of those who inaugurated the Harvard swimming dynasty three years ago. Eastern Champs -- 1980 Bobby Hackett 1650-yd. freestyle 15:14.95 Geoff Seelen 100-yd. backstroke...
...nations." In her initial budget, she promptly cut income taxes: from 83% to 60% for those earning more than $50,000, and from 33% to 30% for those below. To replace the $9.5 billion in lost revenues, she raised the value-added tax (VAT), a levy on all but barest essentials, to an across-the-board 15%. Public spending in the areas of foreign aid, education, housing and municipal services was cut; housing alone was reduced $3.5 billion...