Word: boosts
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...else do you help the little guy? You eliminate "the double taxation of dividends," said Bush, because that will boost the stock market, thereby "helping our average citizens realize wealth." (Ultimately, Bush had to settle for halving the top rate for the dividend tax.) All in all, he says, accusations that his plan "only helps the rich" are "just empty rhetoric...
...assemble credible backers and buy back the businesses, many in Hollywood and on Wall Street doubt he has what it takes to run them. Still, the ploy may be his best shot at redeeming his, and his family's, tarnished fortune and reputation. If nothing else, it might boost the value of their holdings in Vivendi...
...Snake is especially coveted, in part for its purported health benefits. In May, the director of the Center for Disease Control in the eastern province of Jiangsu was quoted in the local paper as advising citizens to eat plenty of snake to boost their immune systems against SARS. Despite the wildlife ban, mesh bags crawling with snakes are heaped on plywood counters in Shanghai's outlying Fengxian district, alongside hopping nets of wild frogs...
...Bush's next press secretary will have to be prepared for more Orwellian wordplay. Once a tax cut becomes law, all the sunny guarantees that were made about its elixir-like effect on the economy will be put to the test as reporters demand to know when the promised boost is going to kick in. "These things take time," will be the inevitable answer. True, but not enough, especially since Bush's promises about the economic turnaround that would follow his $1.4 trillion tax cut in 2001 went unfilled. The White House could blame 9/11 and two wars for that...
...Senate Democrats understood the important impact tax relief has on growing our economy when Bush's tax plan was passed into law. Why are Senate Democrats ignoring their previous support for tax reduction and its economic impact? They should line up behind the President and give the economy the boost it sorely needs. Cutting taxes is the right thing to do to grow the economy. THOMAS J. STOKES Fredonia...