Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...publicity, reform and accountability that swept through politics in the early '70s is a good thing, but this greater scrutiny of our elected officials demands a more sensitive understanding of what constitutes moral and political leadership, and the difference between the two. If we demand to know every piece of dirt about our elected officials' personal lives, we cannot maintain our expectations of moral perfection. In our prurient culture, it is natural for Clinton's sex life to come up now and then, but its relevance to our country's political discourse should...
...federal government should also consider imposing heavy taxes on the retail sale of guns. High taxes would mean either tremendous revenues, curtailed demand, or both. If people kept buying guns, at least the government would have more money to fight gun-related crime. Just as cigarettes and alcohol bear hefty "sin taxes," so should this problematic product. But wait, why concentrate on the cleanup rather than the prevention? A full-scale ban would stem the supply of guns much more effectively, but it remains to be seen whether Congress will act so decisively...
...might be discriminated against; an older woman is often seen as irrelevant. Actresses have complained for years that their male counterparts don't run into the same career roadblocks they do once they reach 40, but the dilemma is more serious than whether Meryl Streep is in as much demand as Jack Nicholson. Lauren Hutton and stories about older women and younger men notwithstanding, the woman who can no longer give birth may sometimes feel as used up in modern America as she was in preindustrial times, when bearing children was a key to economic survival...
That's because the recovery remains in the throes of two distinct economic cycles, the TIME panel agreed. On the one hand, the U.S. has clearly rebounded from the 1990 slump as low interest rates and the release of pent-up consumer demand have set off a run on such big-ticket items as houses and cars. On the other hand, the payroll slashing that dates back to the 1980s remains in full force as U.S. corporations strive to compete in world markets. Even the boom in business investment, which has boosted economic growth, has gone largely for computers...
...back into stores, showrooms and real estate offices to take advantage of sales and attractively low interest rates. With 30-year fixed mortgage rates now at about 7%, single-family housing starts have returned to the brisk pace of the mid-1980s. The resurgent real estate market has boosted demand for furniture, carpets, appliances and everything else that helps make a house a home. Many consumers have also taken the savings they realized from refinancing their mortgages and are buying new cars at a rate that has led some U.S. car and truckmakers to add third shifts to meet...