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Scheffer also warned that forming and maintaining an international court would be costly. Alluding to the $118 million spent on just the two Yugoslavian and Rwandan tribunals last year, Scheffer said a world court could possibly incur the increased costs of handling several atrocities at a time...
...could ensure that the clones develop only into specialized cells and tissue. For the leukemia patient, for example, the cloned cells could provide an infusion of fresh bone marrow, and for the burn victim, grafts of brand-new skin. Unlike cells from an unrelated donor, these cloned cells would incur no danger of rejection; patients would be spared the need to take powerful drugs to suppress the immune system. "Given its potential benefit," says Dr. Robert Winston, a fertility expert at London's Hammersmith Hospital, "I would argue that it would be unethical not to continue this line of research...
Certainly, some investors who live off dividends would cut and run. But there are powerful pro-investor arguments for dumping the dividend. One is that many investors reinvest dividends anyway and incur transaction costs to do so. But the main argument is that dividends are taxed as ordinary income, a marginal rate of up to 39.6%, while long-term stock gains are taxed as capital gains, a much lower rate of 20%. So it makes sense for companies to use their cash to buy back stock. Yes, a bear market could devour this strategy. But as long...
...Braves. Because of their vast financial resources, these virtual all-star teams will always be top contenders for the World Series crown, while teams from cities such as Montreal and Minneanapolis will never be able to afford a contending team. Sure, teams such as the Marlins may occasionally incur great financial hardship to give themselves one desperate shot at a title, but only the wealthy teams can build a dynasty...
Harvard's performing arts groups will not incur additional costs by selling tickets through BosTix. Ticket buyers, though, will pay a small surcharge--an extra $3 on a $30 ticket--to cover the costs of running the booth...