Word: discountable
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...industry is doing its best to make sure that history does not repeat itself. Apart from the basic good health of the entire economy, most modern stock-buying programs contain safeguards to protect employees. One device is for the company to help its employees buy stock, either through discounts or straight cash contributions. Thus, if the stock drops, the loss is spread between company and worker. A.T. & T., for example, sells its stock (currently $180) at a $20 discount. G.M. buys 50? worth of stock for a worker for each $1 he puts into savings (of which one-half...
...against him in rural and heavily Protestant north Louisiana. Last week Chep Morrison was at pains to emphasize that he was a "native of Pointe Coupee parish," and that he had "lived and worked in the central, southern and northern sections of Louisiana." He found a quaint way to discount any religious prejudice that might militate against him. Said he: "During my administration as mayor for the past ten years, religion has not entered in any way into my administration of the city's public business...
...ride compromise plan killed because it would have raised their gas, diesel and tire taxes $1 billion yearly. The small businessmen did all right: the Small Business Administration was extended for two years, and the Justice Department's recommendation (backed by big-city department stores and discount houses) to repeal Fair Trade laws was blocked...
...first, base-line physical, the workers will be entitled to any and all diagnostic services at one-fifth of cost. The other four-fifths will be paid by the clinic welfare fund. Workers' families, though not entitled to the free physical, will be eligible for the 80% discount on diagnoses. Because some charges will always be levied, doctors are satisfied that the setup will not be abused. Like the company and the union, they believe that in the long run it will save doctors' bills, discourage malingering and actually prevent sickness...
...combat its reputation as an expensive country, France is plugging the low-cost package tour, e.g., an eight-day jaunt from Paris through the Loire Valley, along the Riviera and back for $100, including all transportation, food and hotels. The French national railway now offers a 30% discount on trips of 950 miles or longer, provided that the tourist stays at his destination for six days or more. And the new issue of the famed Guide Michelin, which has always concentrated on quality rather than price, now lists more than 2,000 restaurants where a traveler...