Word: cards
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...look to their departments forintellectual concerns. Part of the problem lies inthe fact that the large number of concentrationsmakes it impossible for houses to have a residenttutor in every field. In addition, manydepartments insist that the graduate student orprofessor who teaches an undergraduate's tutorialsign his or her study card. As a result, studentssay they have become accustomed to going to theirdepartment office for academic advice...
...social spending and, like the Republicans, cherished their pork-barrel projects. Corporate America, which had grown content with its domestic marketplace, aggravated the trade deficit by its lack of motivation to sell products abroad. Consumers added to the trouble by developing a ravenous taste for imported goods and credit-card spending. All told, the roaring '80s have been a time of refusal to confront limitations. Declares Investment Banker Felix Rohatyn: "In an act of the ultimate financial cowardice, we have attempted to pass on to our children the cost of this behavior by borrowing from tomorrow...
...shop at Chanel," says M.J. Caldwell, a Wall Street broker in her mid-20s. "Now I'll be doing my shopping at Labels for Less." Caldwell, who majored in art history at Barnard, earns a salary in the low six figures and she spends accordingly. "I have every credit card known to man, but this morning I cut some up," she admits. Caldwell plans to keep the mink coat she bought last month, but forget about those $100 dinners for two. "I'll be staying home more to cook the two things I know, an omelet and Lean Cuisine...
Although people still rush to buy anything to make amends for their forgetfulness, a disturbing drop in sales recently indicates that most marriages are not lasting long enough to get to the anniversary. It is quite evident that if the Corny Card Companies are to survive, they need to branch...
...COURSE, none of this would be necessary if people would just stay married. Then the Corny Card Companies could continue as always and not have to worry about modernizing. My grandparents' 50th wedding anniversay is this month, but golden Corny Cards are too expensive. So they'll have to settle for a Corny Column instead. Happy Anniversary, Ida and Jack...