Word: meagerness
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Harvard's defensive line was able to hold Lehigh's starting quarterback, Seka Edwards, to a meager 39 rushing yards. And Edwards's arm proved no threat, completing only three-for-10 passes, and throwing three interceptions...
Warren was also compensated for moving expenses, her mortgage was subsidized and she received an allowance in lieu of benefits contributions. Her total compensation, excluding a meager $253 for her benefit plan...
What constitutes effective oversight of that service remains a big question. As a means for exposing and punishing police misconduct, civilian review boards have a mixed reputation. Many have no subpoena power and meager investigative staff, which leaves them powerless to get to the bottom of cases. While the New York board is supposed to be made up entirely of civilians, a majority of its members are former law-enforcement officials, prosecutors and lawyers. "What is needed is an independent board of civilians who are trained in investigating complaints," says N.Y.C.L.U. head Siegel...
...from new victims to make payments--briefly--to earlier ones. O'Donnell was sentenced last month to 16 years in prison after a jury in Denver convicted him on 30 counts of theft, securities fraud and racketeering. Crosson got no money back and must now work to supplement a meager pension. She watches over the houses and pets of absent homeowners in Evergreen, a wealthy suburb of Denver...
...Social Security tax. That tax is levied--at a current rate of 6.2%--on only the first $65,400 of income, so those who earn more pay much less than 6.2% of their total earnings. The working poor pay the full 6.2% on every cent of their meager wages. And this is a merciless tax--no exemptions, no deductions, no credits. (One exception in the new tax bill: the working poor will get the $500-a-child credit. Big deal.) Taxing the poor to give to the rich throws Robin Hood into reverse...