Word: dollarize
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...Iron Curtain.” “Americans are not allowed to see what’s going on in the rest of the world” for fear that they would demand another system, he said. Himmelstein said that administrative costs accounted for one cent of every dollar spent on healthcare in Canada, but 15 cents for every dollar in America. “Americans are getting extraordinarily poor value for money in our healthcare system,” he said. The results are based on the Joint Canada/U.S. Survey of Health, a random phone survey conducted...
...surroundings and sky-high prices? Realizing that not everyone wants to be smeared in algae or scoured with salt, some spas are offering therapies featuring caviar, chocolate, even champagne. If you want to put the aah back in spa, skip the kelp masks and go straight for these top-dollar treatments...
Penny S. Pritzker ’81 could have sat back and reveled in her life as a member of the multi-billion dollar Pritzker dynasty. Instead, the girl who once told classmates that she just worked at a hotel behind the front desk—casually failing to mention that her family owned the chain—has made a name for herself, distinct from her family’s.This Hyatt heiress founded and runs the luxury retirement community series Hyatt Classic Residence, serves as president and CEO of Pritzker Realty Group, chairs the board of the credit reporting...
...Perhaps my strength is that I don't accept those limits." Airness's founder insists there'd be a lot more chances to go around if rigid French attitudes could limber up in U.S. style. "In America, if a 15-year-old kid from the Bronx has a million-dollar idea, there's no debate about what's possible: the kid is ceo, and people get to work behind him," laughs Koné. "France has lots of young people with great ideas. Why aren't they getting through?" Still, in at least one area, Koné is a true French...
Martin Terrazas Jr. and his younger brother Miguel used to work the counters together at Ben's Tacos, the combination eatery and convenience store owned by their family on Delta Street in El Paso, Texas. For $3, you get half a dozen tacos; a dollar gets you a comb or a pair of die. It was Terrazas tradition to stand behind the counter at Ben's: Martin and Miguel's father, uncles and cousins worked there, wearing the store uniform, a full-length orange apron. There was another family tradition: the military. Grandfather Jorge is an Army vet. Uncle Luis...