Word: dollar
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Democratic populist, William Jennings Bryan ("You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold"). By issuing a lot of persuasive campaign broadsides, translated into several languages for immigrants, Hanna convinced laborers as well as businessmen that Bryan's demand for the free coinage of silver would devalue the dollar. Sound money, Hanna sloganeered, would guarantee everyone a "full dinner pail." McKinley's landslide assured Republican domination during most of the first third of the 20th century...
There is an old myth, which should have been laid to rest decades ago, that dividends flow mainly into the pockets of wealthy individuals. Actually, there has been a historic if little heralded shift in the pattern of share ownership. In terms of dollar value, nearly half of all corporate shares these days are owned by institutions such as pension funds, insurance companies, college endowments, even churches. Without even realizing it, millions of Americans rely on corporate strength for their own future security. The assurance of a retirement income, the soundness of an insurance policy, the availability of a college...
...widespread suspicion of profits? In the U.S., the biggest reason is probably a wild misunderstanding of just how much profit corporations actually make. In one poll conducted by the Opinion Research Corp. of Princeton, N.J., a majority of those questioned thought that companies averaged 330 profit on each dollar of sales. A sampling of college students by Standard & Poor's yielded an even higher estimate: 450. The actual figure is below 50 -and the overall trend has been downward. According to a FORTUNE survey, the 1975 median profit margin of the nation's 500 largest industrial corporations shrank...
...worst of these little biographies cannot detract from these fine portraits of our finest women. The final page of Life's "Remarkable Women," an Avedon shot of Marian Anderson, is worth the two dollar price alone. A handsome woman of talent and strength sings to the camera, her thick black hair flying in the wind, her nose flaring in effort, her eyes closed in ecstasy. And that is all you need to know...
...view mirror and not looking at the window where the voice said, "Odd hate to hafta git mah gun." He was halfway down the drive before his uncle, an ex-Marine sharpshooter and lifetime member of the NRA (at a cost of $200) began blasting away with his ninehundred dollar 25-06 deer rifle. A tire went fwooo, and Bell clunked along on three wheels. Christ, he's serious, thought Bell, and the rear windshield sprayed glass over him. I wish I was on some Australian mountain range ran through his mind and Bell, who liked Hank Williams but liked...