Word: discount
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Surprisingly, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Noncommissioned Officers Association, and the Reserve Officers Association--all presumably dedicated to the well-being of American soldiers--were vehement in their opposition to discontinuing the cigarette discount. According to Merryman, "They were concerned that, if half of the armed forces are smokers, loss of one of their benefits--buying discounted cigarettes--would be quite a blow." But isn't the loss of thousands of their members to cancer and heart disease each year a greater blow...
...which interest rates should go: down. For months Treasury Secretary James Baker has been exhorting other governments to stoke their economies by lowering their rates. One reason: healthy growth in other countries will boost U.S. exports. Last week Baker got some results. The West German central bank lowered its discount rate, the amount it charges on loans to other financial institutions, from 4% to 3.5%. Japan then announced a similar cut, its second since January. Hours later, the Federal Reserve Board dropped the U.S. discount rate from 7.5% to 7%, the lowest level since...
CURRENT CHARGES LONG DISTANCE CALLS $204.25 INTERNATIONAL CALLS 11,193.05 BONUS DISCOUNT 758.60CR FEDERAL EXCISE TAX 319.16 TOTAL CURRENT CHARGES...
Today, however, Freeport has become a discount shopper's mecca...
...DISCOUNT PACKAGES of Premium Services up to 25 percent from a la carte prices...