Word: less
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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DURHAM, N.H.--Sometimes, a little less pressure can go a long way, even for an up-tempo team like the Harvard men's basketball squad. The Crimson (1-1) utilized a tough, trapping half-court defense and upped the tempo on offense to overwhelm New Hampshire, 94-74, here at Lundholm Gymnasium last night...
THIS is a terrifying prospect for American Zealots, who want their country to stand behind the Jewish state no matter how grievously it sins. As Israel becomes less democratic, it deprives the Zealots of the ability to pretend that their support for Israel is anything more than their support for a Jewish state...
John L. Larew's article on social security is persuasive. The wealthy benefit, since the benefits go to everyone, so the poor get less. In all, there is an inter-generational transfer of wealth...
...same logic applies to rent control in Cambridge. About 40 percent of those in rent-controlled apartments can pay higher rents. Since the property values are lower than market rents, the city collects less in taxes...
Those who come later pay higher rents because of the smaller housing stock available. In effect, there is an inter-temporal transfer of wealth. The landlord, not the government, becomes the source of the subsidy, so he or she has less incentive to increase the housing stock...