Word: earned
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...redress the problems with the current system. Participation in the Citizens Corps may be the only way in which some young people can afford higher education. Moreover, participating students will not have to find other sources of income or have lingering debts plaguing their future; the money they earn is up front and can pay for major portions of tuition costs at most colleges and universities. National service vouchers redress the regressive impact of current federal programs which allow only the most fortunate of low-income youth the opportunity to pursue their education...
...that policy makers can devise to force the Dan Quayles of society to particpate. Any equivalent of a draft would not fly on Capitol Hill. While Nunn/McCurdy's "burden" might thus fall somewhat more on the unfortunate, it also provides them with opportunies they would not otherwise have--to earn themselves the college educations they are not provided by our present system...
...these officials said Bush has decided for the time being against recommending any hike in the $89,500 salary received by members of Congress, and will recommend no change in the widely criticized system that permits lawmakers to earn thousands of dollars in speaking fees...
...with computers, the country will be at an increasing disadvantage in the global technological race. The U.S.S.R. must rapidly automate and computerize its industry if it is to increase productivity and manufacture goods that can compete in the world market. And without exportable products, the Soviet economy will never earn the hard currency it needs to finance modernization and growth...
WANT SOME RUBLES CHEAP? Since the Soviets do not permit their money to be freely converted into dollars or other currencies, the rubles Westerners earn in the U.S.S.R. have dubious value. Foreign companies cannot send their rubles home or even calculate their earnings accurately because there is no accepted exchange rate. While Moscow says the ruble is worth about $1.60, the currency fetches as little as 10 cents on the black market. Some U.S. firms have got around the problem by persuading Moscow to allow the companies to export what they produce with Soviet partners for dollars rather than rubles...