Word: equalizing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...municipal workers and teachers, the Senate plan would change a law that now requires contribution of an equal dollar amount to health premiums by employers to one that would require an equal percentage contribution...
PBHA enjoys the good company of the many credible service organizations which take political stands. Amnesty International outspokenly condemns the death penalty. The League of Women Voters supports the Equal Rights Amendment. Planned Parenthood offers abortion referral services. These non-partisan organizations recognize politics as an opportunity to humanize our society...
...office is considering information provided by M. Chris Blazakis, former executive vice president for James Galanos, one of the designers who provided Mrs. Reagan dresses on a need-to-wear basis. Under the tax laws, a celebrity receives income for high-visibility use of a product in an amount equal to the value of that product. The defense that some of the dresses were loans, not gifts, or that they are no longer worth very much once they have been worn, may not impress the IRS. A gown, even one that doesn't suffer soup stains, may depreciate from...
...division of Europe without also, in some fashion, ending the division of Germany. We are past the day when the future of Europe could be shaped either by us or by the Soviets alone, or even by us with the West Europeans. We now need to talk in equal depth with the Russians, with our allies, the West Europeans, and with our friends, the Central Europeans...
...strengthen the thrifts could instead push many of them into extinction. Starting last week, S&Ls must greatly increase their capitalization as a hedge against losses from problem loans, interest-rate swings and bad investment decisions. Among other things, they will be required to maintain "risk-based capital" equal to 6.4% of their risky assets, such as shopping centers and fancy resorts. Because many thrifts are only marginally profitable, raising the funds to meet the standards may prove impossible for them. Some analysts warn that half the nation's 2,900 thrifts could eventually fail or be merged, voluntarily...