Word: considerable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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But if Henry Ford can alter wages and prices at will, Franklin Roosevelt cannot. This made the President's whole statement rather iffy. Iffiest fact of it was his concluding sentiment: "If industries reduce wages this winter and spring they will be deliberately encouraging the withholding of buying-they...
"The Government," wrote Defense Minister Indalecio Prieto, "is willing to consider any initiative tending to mutual agreement to cast aside such warfare, which beside shedding innocent blood, accelerates the ruin of Spain."
Two months ago Chairman William O. Douglas of the Securities & Exchange Commission ticked off the "club" aspects of the New York Stock Exchange, declared that "no element of the Casino" could be allowed to survive, recommended such changes as hiring a paid president (TIME, Dec. 6). President Charles Gay of...
In headline form the news looked bad-not only had bank failures in the last six months of 1937 almost doubled but in that period FDIC's earnings failed for the first time to cover its operating expenses. This did not reflect two important facts, however: 1) for the...
Leaving it to Congress to argue the repeal of the undistributed profits tax, a balanced budget, the broadening of the income tax base, citizens should consider the conference's recommendation for a permanent organization of little business to deal with the government and should compare the desires of big and...