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...that a victim's fortunes are so directly tied to the health of the Western economies. And it is more unusual still that the aggressor rules an all but landlocked country dependent on imports for food and on the sufferance of its neighbors to get its one significant income earner, oil, to market. "In international affairs," said a senior Bush Administration official, "it is rare that the ball is so clearly teed...
...rate of improvement is half of what it was 20 years ago. The only reason family income is up is because we've got two-earner families. Wages in real terms are lower today than in 1973. Business tried to pull wages down and put in laborsaving machinery because so many workers who are coming in from our educational system cannot read and write. The easy answer is to buy the most idiot-proof machinery so business can continue to compete...
...American workers have by now ripped open their first pay envelope and discovered an unpleasant surprise: their take-home is less than it was in December. Reason: that line on the check stub labeled FICA, better known as Social Security, is taking a bigger bite than ever. A wage earner making $51,300 or more this year will pay the maximum $3,924 in Social Security taxes -- $320, or nearly 9%, more than...
...attitudes may not be enough at a time when the corporate world revolves around the stereotypical one-earner family. A father who wants to share housework and child care may jeopardize his standing at the firm by taking time off to care for the kids...
...match was a test for the Crimson, which had been having a little trouble coming together as a team during practices earner in the week...