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...cutting the payroll-tax rate and requiring workers to invest the savings. Any money saved by such reforms could be used to reduce the budget deficit. But Washington politicians will be more tempted to cut taxes, especially in a way targeted to working families near the median income of $37,000 a year, whose real wages continue to slide despite robust growth in the overall economy...
...think we might take a step in the right direction by making some changes to the transcript, mainly by reporting the median grade on the transcript as well as the student's grade in that class," Hall said...
There is never any question about her technical facility in either the Sibelius or the Bruch, for she is arguably the finest technician of her generation, but she remains inexplicably aloof from both of them. The Sibelius is a tepid performance at best-tempi cluster around a comfortable median, and the soul is left wanting, in spite of flawless execution. There is absolutely no magic from her first entrance in the Sibelius, and her tone simpers more than it captivates. During the most dramatic moments of the piece, one wonders whether she is capable of producing anything outside...
...Cambridge plan would eliminate rent control by July 1 for most units, but would extend rent control through 1999 for families earning less than 80 percent of the Housing and Urban Department (HUD) median-income guidelines, and for elderly and disabled tenants...
According to the subcommittee's chairman, Sen. Bill Bradley (D-N.J.), a 1989 Social Security study found the median personal savings of retired workers was less than $10,000, excluding the value of homes and cars. "We are indeed facing a serious savings crisis," Bradley said today.Post your opinion on theSocietybulletin board...