Word: minimums
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...decade-long impasse by proposing major steps to reduce acid rain, smog caused by auto exhaust and toxic chemicals discharged into the air. In a political tour de force, he managed to draw at least grudging acceptance from almost all sides. Environmentalists were pleased that the plan met their minimum goals. Industry grumbled about heavy costs: $14 billion to $19 billion annually by the end of the year 2000. But utility executives sighed with relief that they would be allowed to choose whatever they found to be the cheapest method of cleaning...
...issue was not whether to raise the minimum wage but by how much. Last week the effort faltered because neither Congress nor President Bush would give ground on a 30 cents-an-hour difference of opinion. On Tuesday Congress sent legislation to the White House calling for a $1.20-an-hour increase, to $4.55, by 1992. Less than an hour later, 35,000 ft. over Wyoming aboard Air Force One, the President vetoed the bill. Bush has insisted that $4.25 an hour is enough...
...Minimum-wage workers have had no raise in eight years, and mounting prices have eroded their buying power. If the $3.35 wage had kept pace with inflation, it would stand at $4.46 an hour today. President Bush maintains that the increase set by Congress would discourage employers from hiring inexperienced workers. He has proposed a raise to $4.25 an hour that would be linked to a "training" wage of $3.35 an hour, which employers could pay new workers for as long as six months. Congress accepted the idea of such a subminimum wage but for only two months...
...nuisance of thoughtless riders who buzz fishermen, menace rowboats and rip through the quiet of mountain lakes and peaceful beaches. As a result, several states and localities have passed legislation in recent years regulating where and by whom the motorized skis may be used. Many have set the minimum age for riders at 14, require use of a life jacket and forbid riding at night. In Florida, where eleven deaths have occurred since 1987, the state plans to outlaw such reckless maneuvers as weaving through powerboat traffic. Local authorities in Arizona and Oregon have restricted the use of personal watercraft...
This spring the Personal Watercraft Industry Association started distributing safety videos, posters and user instructions to dealerships. The association has also drawn up its own suggested regulations, which include a minimum age of 14 for riders of privately owned vessels and 16 for rentals. "The reason it's been a zoo out there is because there has not been any regulation or guidance," says Roger Hagie, chairman of the P.W.I.A...