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...working for yourself instead of the Government. By the reckoning of Tax Foundation, Inc., the average wage earner on an eight-hour day had to work four months and four days this year just to pay his federal, state and local taxes. Figured on a daily basis, the tax bite seems no less painful: for two hours and 42 minutes of Mr. Average's day, he labors for those who serve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Liberation Day | 5/16/1977 | See Source »

Chase shows a cheeky sense of the medium's absurdities and a fearless inclination to bite the hand that bred him. With help from Comedian Tim Conway, a few famous jocks, some dancing poodles and "$12,500 worth of extras," Chase takes puckish potshots at TV sports coverage, presidential press conferences, variety and game shows and, of course, advertising. At times, the old Saturday Night wit is in top form. In a takeoff on Let's Make a Deal, one hyperexcited contestant trades a husband, children and an Arizona home for what's behind the door...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Chevy Slips into Prime Time | 5/9/1977 | See Source »

Well, this is clearly insufficient, if not outright misleading. How then, does Webster's define "experience"? Quite simply, it doesn't. It's a very bad dictionary. In fact, some editions of it have been known to bite small children...

Author: By Laurie Hays, | Title: The Revolution Will Not Begin on Class Day | 5/4/1977 | See Source »

...what it used to be. And why chance it when a little dognaping can turn a bigger profit? According to Duncan Wright, director of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, there has been a marked increase in "demands for ransom to return animals." The ransom bite usually ranges between $150 and $200. Sometimes those seeking ransom do not even have the animal; they pose as dog finders when they see the phone number of a grief-stricken owner in "Dog Lost" advertisements...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Pooch Poaching | 5/2/1977 | See Source »

...last year. While most reference books go on the shelf, this one was off the wall. Its 1,478 pages included biographies of comic-book characters, every obscure fact and factoid that could be assembled-and a series of unique lists ("15 renowned redheads," "nine breeds of dog that bite the most"). It was this section that proved the Almanac's most popular category...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Help for the Listless | 5/2/1977 | See Source »

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