Word: hurtfulness
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...somewhere. Without state assistance, property taxes have become the primary alternative source for local revenue and have skyrocketed. This is alarming because high property taxes put a disproportionate burden on those with the least means or fixed income—the poor and the elderly. High property taxes also hurt students looking for affordable housing during college and after gradation...
...compact rhymes play to her strengths by letting her vocal percussiveness step forward. On “Random 2,” Sov fires off “Gimme jus’ a minute and I’ll be in your vicinity / My words hurt you just like losin’ your virginity.” Nice line, maybe even good enough to absolve her from already having dropped it in the original “Random” a year...
...Opponents Say: If wages go up, those prices will be passed on to the consumer. A hike in the minimum wage will hurt small businesses that cannot afford to pay more. States with a higher minimum wage would not be as attractive to businesses as states with a lower minimum wage...
...Monday morning, as the professor left his home in the Dawoodi neighborhood, three unknown gunmen stopped his car and sprayed it with automatic weapons. Police say al-Rawi and one of his bodyguards died instantly. Another guard is in hospital, seriously hurt. TIME's bureau in Baghdad had previously been in Dawoodi; the professor was our neighbor...
...Opponents Say: Taxing cigarettes will only cause an increase in smuggling and the cigarettes will find their way into the hands of children; a smoking ban law could hurt businesses that smokers frequent and the choice to smoke cannot be legislated; there are several other uses for the settlement monies other than just health care and education programs...