Word: cuttingly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Opponents of the repeal contend that taxpayers will gain nothing from voting yes, and that the measure would simply cut wages and increase profits for the contractors. The prevailing wage, they contend, insures that quality work is provided on public projects by preventing communities from automatically accepting the lowest...
...contribute to lower construction costs and help create lower municipal tax rates. But according to the pro-wage Committee for Quality of Life, the average cost of labor on a construction bid is only 15 to 20 percent. If the prevailing wage were repealed, they claim, and wages were cut by as much as 20 percent, the overall decrease in the price of the project to a community would be as little as 2 to 3 percent...
Clearly we are dealing with a failure of political will. But that failure extends beyond the candidates, to the voters. The Republican Party refuses to raise taxes; the Democratic Party refuses to cut nonmilitary spending; and the American people more or less agree with both positions. Until they abandon one or the other, they'll be stuck with the problem...
...venerable Democrat lost a leg to cancer in 1984. The only question was when. Now that Stennis has retired, there are new questions. Democratic Congressman Wayne Dowdy is backed by the popular Stennis. But Dowdy, who enjoys strong support from blacks (one-third of the voting population), must cut into the white vote...
...earlier this month to $12.60 per bbl., a drop of nearly $3 from its level in August and more than $7 from a year ago. The price edged upward last week, closing at $14.92 per bbl., reflecting expectations among oil traders that the glut may soon inspire OPEC to cut its production...