Word: boosting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...speed the reopening of banks frozen shut since winter was another topic of lively debate. Comptroller O'Connor reported his efforts to date. The President thought much more could be done with aggressive R. F. C. aid, in "hard" money. Secretary Wallace was wide open to suggestions to boost farm prices to new levels created by NRA. At the mention of capital fleeing the U. S. before the Administration's uncertain monetary policy all heads nodded in solemn anxiety...
Louder than ever boomed the guns of currency inflation last week on the Washington front. The dollar was down to 63? gold. Many a Wall Streeter thought this figure already discounted actual devaluation, doubted if direct inflation would boost prices appreciably or hold them up. Oklahoma's Senator Thomas, field marshal of the inflationary forces, was loosely threatening a march of 1,000,000 men on Washington unless there was a great outpouring of printing-press money. His polls of Congress showed a 20-to-1 sentiment in favor of quick inflation. Nevada's Senator Pittman tried...
This point is important and must be made clear. It is important to the laborer, for he wants a voice in the economic government of his life. It is important to the Administration, for its whole philosophy has been founded on the boosting of purchasing power of the wage-earner; and unless a second and third set of codes are to be enforced on industry, that boost to keep consumption up to rising prices will have to come from union pressure in each business. And the difficulties which would face the imposition of more codes are too obvious to merit...
...perfect knot and noose, President Juan Terry Trippe had scheduled for the next three years a $5,000,000 program of building planes and airports. Last week he announced that Pan American will go ahead at once with the complete program, to take advantage of low costs and boost President Roosevelt's recovery campaign...
...most small dealers joined in the price-upping, hoped that Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. would see fit to follow. Tobacco men believed that the move had at least the tacit approval of Mr. Hill who, believing he has the 10-centers licked, is reported to be pondering a boost in the wholesale price...