Word: longing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...people will keep fleeing as long as they can," said Christian Schreiber, a 23-year-old East German who joined fellow citizens taking advantage of the new freedom to escape their Communist homeland through Czechoslovakia...
...People just don't trust the government," said Schreiber, a dental technician from Staaken outside East Berlin. He and his wife and son had been waiting seven hours in the cold and had a long wait still...
...long will they keep coming? That you have to ask Mr. Krenz!" said Uwe Luetjhe, the federal border police duty chief...
...patient these people have been," Luetjhe added. "They learn that from waiting in lines for so long outside shops...
There is nothing magical or unique about capital gains. A special break for this particular form of investment profit distorts the free market in two ways. First, it prejudices the economy in favor of certain kinds of investment. Those who say we need to encourage entrepreneurs or long-term investors with this break (which actually would reserve few of its benefits for those charmed circles) are saying the Government can outguess the market about which investments will pay off. If a risky or long-term investment makes more sense than keeping money in a savings account, the market will reward...