Word: gross
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...those who determined that it was simply too offensive to appear in the pages of The Crimson. Given the paper's commitment to the elimination of sexism in American thought, they argued, it had to be especially sensitive to this question; and this case certainly, was an example of gross insensitivity. Even worse, the argument went, the appearance of such an ad in The Crimson's advertising columns would prove us hypocrites: pious about condoning sexism in our editorials, we would nonetheless be proved not so pure when it came to taking money to condone such sins on the back...
...Program, the first comprehensive Indian tax program in the country, in an attempt to raise badly needed money, and to correct some of the injustices in the two power plant leases and their coal leases. The three-part tax program consists of the Business Activity Tax (based on gross receipts over $500,000 per year), the Possesory Interest Tax (which is based on the difference between what a leasor should be getting and what he is getting over the life of the lease) and the Sulphur Emissions Charge (which Williams says is legally a regulatory measure...
...back in 1975, there was a real problem with the leases. We felt there was a gross violation of trust responsibility on the part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in signing and approving those leases which have essentially created islands in the Navajo nation which the tribe cannot touch...
...appear to be an acceptable tradeoff, it leads to fewer jobs for the unemployed and fewer technical discoveries that will benefit the nation. Yale Economist Paul MacAvoy estimates that the shift of investment from productive projects to programs mandated by regulation has cut the growth of the U.S. gross national product by one-quarter to one-half of a point every year since the early 1970s...
...create a perfect society. Even before the money came in, they started spending it to enhance an elaborate social-welfare system that has given them one of the world's highest living standards. But the state budget crept up, until today this system takes an astonishing 54.9% of the gross national product. Belatedly, Norwegians discovered that they were living well beyond their means...