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...through a blind trust, so the candidate could not find out who gave it. Just as politicians don't know who voted for them, they would not know who contributed to their campaign--and thus whom they "owe." It's a radical idea, but in this season of excess, it just might catch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dialing Back The Dollars | 9/6/1999 | See Source »

...site can buy and sell entire lots of cattle via digital video feeds and still images. They can also get chemicals, grain and feed commodities online. On average, says Zaitz, Farms.com has more than 40,000 unique visitors a month. During the past year, the site has held in excess of $2 million worth of auctions of livestock and commodities. Zaitz, who has invested more than $1 million of his own money in his venture, expects revenues to increase tenfold this year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The E-Trade Stampede | 9/6/1999 | See Source »

...their blue-collar minions has ballooned over the last 20 years ? from a 42-to-1 ratio in 1980 to a 410-to-1 ratio last year ? and it keeps getting wider, according to a new study released Monday by two pro-labor think tanks. "A Decade of Executive Excess" reports that the average income of a corporate CEO increased fivefold since 1990 ? and last year alone the figure rose 36 percent, compared with a 2.7 percent increase in the average blue-collar wage. If you?re slaving away for the median employee?s annual income of $29,267, then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trickle-Down Economy? How About Cascade-Up? | 8/30/1999 | See Source »

Rather than spend millions on food research, why not just say anything in excess is bad and nothing in moderation is? The money saved could help achieve a cure for AIDS. GINA LAMY Paris...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 9, 1999 | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

WHAT TO DO Alcohol in excess is still bad for you but a glass of wine with dinner is probably fine for nonalcoholics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eating Smart | 7/19/1999 | See Source »

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