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Little reason, that is, other than the cost. Sony says it envisions a 3-D TV in every U.S. home by the end of 2010. That's a pipe dream, especially with early models expected to cost as much as several thousand dollars, though no price has been released yet. But with more and more content producers coming on board and with positive early reviews, who knows? This may just be the time 3-D finally finds some staying power...
...buying a hybrid isn't really that helpful? Hybrid cars require less fuel. They lower the cost of driving for the person who owns that car. When you make a useful item less expensive, the natural economic reaction is not to use less of it. It is to consume more...
...these economically vulnerable women, the cost of having a baby would further shake their already precarious financial footing. Three-quarters of them (77%) agreed with the statement "With the economy the way it is, I can't afford to have a baby right now." And while the cost of raising a child may already be prohibitive for many, others fear the consequences of pregnancy in an unstable job market. Close to half of the women who are currently employed said they worried about taking time off from work for medical appointments, which increase in frequency throughout pregnancy...
...consequence of these makeshift financial strategies, says Sharon Camp, president of the Guttmacher Institute, could be a further widening of the birth rate between wealthier women and the working poor. "Those who can afford better methods with a big upfront cost - like IUDs or vasectomies - may see pregnancy rates continue to fall," says Camp. "But among lower-income women, a third of them are saying that they can't afford the contraception they'd like to use. They're relying on less effective, over-the-counter methods. We could likely see an increase for them in unintended pregnancies...
...impermeable membrane insulating his county from the city's ills. But Patterson knows that Oakland's prized AAA bond rating is in peril because the rating agencies are mindful of the county's proximity to Detroit to the south and Flint to the north. A downgrade could cost his constituents millions of dollars, and as the situation in Detroit deteriorates, he and his counterparts in adjacent counties will have no choice but to seek common solutions...