Word: excessive
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...pass, the support of conservative Democrats, about nine Senators and 23 Representatives must be won. Or the bill must be so modified as to suit the La Follette group. The latter course means that high surtaxes would have to remain on large incomes, and that perhaps an excess profits tax might be imposed...
...crush of immigrants which has lately rushed upon New York and Boston brings to light once more the bad features of the existing quota regulations, plus a new quirk. Secretary of Labor Davis has allowed to land from three to four thousand newly arrived foreigners in excess of the established quota. Although he is apparently within his legal rights. European governments will almost certainly take this as a frank confession that the present law is not living up to the expectations of its framers. This is a sharp break in the prevailing immigration policy, and the first question foreign governments...
...particular note, and there they are classified, ready to satisfy the reader's merest subconscious mood, all the way from Lyre and lute d'amour to saxophone and piccolo. Truly a Herfordian idea. Second, that the total amount of Prose written on the subject of Poetry is vastly in excess of the amount of actual Poetry that has been composed in the same space of time; accordingly it is time to turn the tables and show the world that poetry is really much easier to write than prose...
There is disagreement among the overlords of the public purse. The insurgents and radicals in Congress, finding popularity in the slogan "Soak the rich," want to increase income surtaxes and restore excess profits taxes; the Democrats are willing to fall in with almost any program that will "soak the Republicans"; and the Republicans would like to reduce taxes, if they dare. The fight of the three Parties will take place when Congress opens. Already there is a contest on between the Republicans, those who dare to try reduction of taxes and those...
...Qualifications. An ambassador ought to be a diplomat. More than that, he has to be a millionaire?especially at the Court of St. James. It is probably a moderate estimate that the occupant of that post must spend $50,000 a year in excess of his salary as Ambassador. This limits the possible candidates very materially. Judging by income tax returns there are only 10,000 or 15,000 millionaires in the country. Of this number probably half must be deducted for lack of proper education, a third of the rest for being Democrats, and nine-tenths of the remainder...