Word: earn
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...books are about survival, and Scarlett was an absolute master of the art. I also consider myself a great survivor. In fact, I think of myself as Scarlett O'Hara." There are some parallels. Edwards' father was born into a wealthy family, but was unable to earn a living after the money ran out in the 1930s. To help out, little Anne began earning her keep at the age of seven by singing and dancing in vaudeville theaters; by age 17, she was a junior writer at MGM, and she has been writing ever since. She has plunged...
While Loegering and Hudson felt very differently about Harvard and their reasons for leaving it, a common fact in both their cases was that financial concerns played no role. Neither Loegering nor Hudson had to leave in order to earn money, and indeed neither was particularly concerned about finances in the process of deciding what to do with their time away. For Ann-Marie Moeller '77, simple economics was the primary factor. A pre-med, Moeller felt she wanted to have the experience of working in a lab under her belt, both for her own satisfaction and because medical schools...
...willing to consider the intricacies of New Deal decisions, willing to work within the old frame of government and economics. They don't seem to be working only for grades, he says--but he adds, rather wrily, that "History has never been a key to a quick way to earn a living...
...Mondale called this low-keyed approach "listening and learning," explaining that it was patterned after Carter's early efforts to get in touch with the American people. Indeed, Mondale frequently told his audiences that Ford is "sitting behind his desk practicing being President. He should get out and earn it." The small, more intimate settings have another advantage that Mondale did not mention: they make for good television...
...biggest revenue item is an increase in the "minimum tax," which will raise more than $1 billion next year. That also is a significant piece of reform, since the provision will reduce the number of people who earn high incomes but pay only minuscule taxes. The minimum tax is levied on so-called preference income that is not subject to normal taxation-a part of the long-term capital gains from sale of stock or real estate, for instance. The minimum tax rate is now 10%; the new bill raises the rate to 15% and applies the tax to much...