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...Pragmatists contend that the drop-off is mostly a matter of cost. Although individual drug tests seem cheap - $25 to $50 each, according to Quest - the total expense gets difficult to justify when so few tests come up positive. According to a 1999 ACLU study, the federal government spent $11.7 million to find 153 drug users among almost 29,000 employees tested in 1990, a cost of $77,000 per positive test. Many industries, particularly construction, transportation, health care and retail, also face labor shortages, and the fierce competition for workers may compel employers to forgo drug tests that could...
Americans buy everything from burgers to coffee to karate lessons at franchises. They're convenient, predictable and often cheap. So why not try franchising a service most of us avoid like a trip to the dentist? Actually, it is a trip to the dentist. Meet Vital Dent, purveyors of franchise dentistry...
...worker, he lives in an austere Mexico City apartment. He says he will steer resources to small businesses and end tax and regulatory breaks enjoyed by large corporations. He also wants to review the North American Free Trade Agreement, which has hurt Mexican farmers by deluging the market with cheap food imports. "For once," López told TIME, "we're going to confront the great sin of the Mexican economic system--that it doesn't create jobs...
...mixed leaves topped with crickets and locusts. Kangaroo fillet is marinated in zhug - the Yemeni hot sauce - and served with vegetables. If all this leaves you feeling a little squeamish, you can find solace in a couple of conventional chicken dishes. Naturally, an evening at Archipelago isn't cheap. Expect to spend around $90 a head. But given the bragging rights the experience affords you, many think it's money well spent. After all, where else can you dig into a bee for dessert...
...Muslim? I said I didn't know Islam. He said Islam is kind, so I said, then don't let Mindanao separate from the Philippines. He said Islam is generous, so I said, then give us oil at a low, friendship price. I ended up getting eight concessions, including cheap...