Word: bitter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...these ideas provoke bitter opposition. "Nothing is really desirable to do," Greenspan admitted. Many Republicans strongly resist the idea of tax increases, and they apparently include the President. At his news conference, Reagan remarked that "more people working for a living today are paying a higher Social Security tax than they are income tax." His point: Social Security taxes are already a heavy burden on lower-income workers, and on the economy in general...
Brezhnev would do nothing to stop this slaughter-and Karmal, who was already disgruntled, began to bear a bitter grudge against the Soviet Union. Things soon went from bad to worse. The Shah had fallen in Iran. Taraki's policies seemed certain to ensure there would also be a massive Muslim insurrection in Afghanistan. Taraki's response was to slaughter any opposition within his reach. Moscow tried to persuade him that this was a recipe for disaster, he should not repeat Stalin's errors. Taraki told Moscow to mind its own business...
...became a little bitter at the whole legal system," he added...
...bitter about politicians, I'm not even going to vote...
Bendix Corp. was locked in a bitter and ultimately losing takeover battle in September as company directors huddled to plot strategy. Among their hurried decisions: a so-called golden parachute for Chairman William Agee and 15 other Bendix officers. The chute, which was designed to protect the executives following a buyout by another company, guarantees Agee an $805,000 annual salary for five years even if he is fired. That lucrative arrangement was presumably authorized by the board's compensation committee and approved by the directors, as is typical in such cases. But at Bendix there was a twist...