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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...thing about Communism is that it doesn't work. It tries to change human nature. This is its fundamental flaw. People are selfish. Give them an incentive to work, and they will. Give them a low-risk way to cheat on their taxes, and they will. We do, most of the time, what's in our own selfish best interest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money Angles: I Was a Teenage Communist | 7/31/1989 | See Source »

...Ideally, you want to give the same amount of time to all sports," Bonang said, "but when you win a hockey championship, I understand that things get out of equilibrium...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Bonang Named Assistant SID | 7/28/1989 | See Source »

...strikes dealt a serious blow to the economy, Gorbachev said, but he reassured his fellow Soviets that "our perestroika will give results despite the tests we are undergoing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gorbachev Urges Reform in Local Councils | 7/25/1989 | See Source »

...Buck's report to the Faculty Council, he listed the summer program's priorities as follows: first, to make Harvard's resources available to a broader range of people; second, to give financial assistance for minorities, economically underprivileged people, women interested in science and Boston secondary school teachers; and third, to make money...

Author: By Melissa R. Hart, | Title: Profit-Making Venture, Academic Program or Both? | 7/25/1989 | See Source »

...didn't, then we just give him a bill for the $5000, plus any interest and penalties," she said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: State to Levy Tax on Drug Sales | 7/25/1989 | See Source »

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