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...younger DuPont said his father believes the Social Security system will fail unless the government persuades some citizens to forgo their benefits. DuPont's plan would offer workers the chance to invest their Social Security payments in a tax-free account instead of paying the required fee to the Social Security system...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DuPont's Son Speaks at Union | 12/17/1987 | See Source »

...disincentive for professors--even in small courses--to grade the work of their students. If they hire a graduate student grader or two, these students can earn surprisingly good money and finance their educations. Were a professor to grade these exams, however, he would not only have to invest his time, but he would deprive his graduate students of their supper. Correcting such perverse educational incentives will not come easy, but respect for undergraduates and their educations demands a concerted effort...

Author: By Gary D. Rowe, | Title: CAMPUS CRITIC | 11/24/1987 | See Source »

Reaction to the film indicates that the "whole male-female thing in this country is very volatile right now. I think many women are feeling used by men. They invest a lot in a relationship, in nurturing a man emotionally and in his career, but they have their own careers and emotions and they don't get that nurturing in return...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Getting Close to Stardom | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

...propaganda disaster for Gorbachev: night after night Soviet television viewers would have been treated to the sight of their leader amid capitalist luxury that sharply contrasted with their own dreary surroundings. Moreover, with no agreement on Star Wars, says Soviet Analyst William Hyland, the "Soviets don't want to invest the political capital of a lengthy summit in this Administration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A No-Frills Summit | 11/9/1987 | See Source »

...trend last week was definitely up. The Dow began in the depths of gloom, sinking 156.83 points on Monday to record the second biggest point drop in history. The next day brought the beginning of the rally, for no apparent reason except that investors still had cash to invest after selling so furiously in previous sessions, and began to see blue-chip bargains among the battered stocks. The Dow rose 52.56 on Tuesday, .33 on Wednesday, a robust 91.51 on Thursday and 55.20 on Friday. Even the over-the-counter market, which was more devastated in the fall than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Crash: Riding Out the Aftershocks | 11/9/1987 | See Source »

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