Word: markets
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...back rapid depreciation of new commercial buildings and deny tax advantages to later buyers. The rich would also be partially denied some of their favorite ways of avoiding taxes, most notably unlimited charity deductions, the right to cultivate tax losses on "hobby" farms, and the right to deduct the market value of donated stock or goods bought years ago at lower prices. To ensure that no one escapes taxes entirely, the bill requires that taxes be paid on at least 50% of all income. The Senate also blunted the effect of a presidential measure approved by the House: the repeal...
...construction industry has been nationwide for some time now. Construction is a multi-billion dollar industry which is pivotal in the American economy, for as the country continues to grow, it must continue to build. Construction workers, accordingly, bring home one of the highest wages in the labor market, a wage that has been consistently denied to black people through discriminatory collaboration between racist unions, racist contractors, and racist owners. At this time there are large numbers of black veterans returning to this country whose qualifications as construction workers are unimpeachable. since they have been trained by the United States...
...possess a competitive advantage over normal ones. In other words, if among their graduates are individuals who succeed better in public life as well as private, like Daniel Cohn-Bendit or like a twenty-three year old hippie drop-out reported by Life to be making millions in stock market. These men succeed through insight; they undermine the view that success is built on conformity. Education should make people happier by giving those so inclined the strength to conquer...
Layoff Bonuses. Governments usually stay clear of the negotiations, except to appoint a mediator occasionally, when the bargaining is especially tough. The government contributes to labor peace through selective intervention to aid the unemployed. Sweden's National Labor Market Board has a highly honed intelligence system to warn of impending layoffs in plants. Often, the board establishes an employment office on the spot to arrange to retrain workers and find them new jobs. It pays the travel cost of interviews for job seekers, as well as moving expenses and family allowances, plus a $130 bonus for each worker, just...
Last winter, armed with testimonials from druggists, the two men contracted with McKesson & Robbins Drug Co. to market the pill counter nationally. Now 1,900 salesmen are distributing leases at $17.50 a month. RX COUNT has already signed 1,724 leases and its revenues are running at an annual rate of almost $362,000-just for openers. Negotiations to produce and lease the counter are going on in Canada, Europe, South Africa and Australia. Rose-berg, now 56, is talking about a model that will also package the pills, type the labels and present a bill to the customer...