Word: notions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Sullivan and others are gambling on the notion that the new requirements imposed on building will not adversely affect construction and dampen the current commercial boom. They figure that developers will still want to take advantage of Cambridge's prestigious address and companies will continue to prize access to university brain-power and facilities enough to bear what Sullivan estimates is a modest three percent increase in costs...
...city's social progressive coalition rent control is the sacred cow, the cornerstone of their platform. Councilors like Sullivan are vehemently opposed to any changes which would weaken the current to any changes which would weaken the current policy. Sullivan resists the notion that rent control should benefit only lower and moderate income groups, saying it should protect everyone from the inflated rates that would otherwise be caused by Cambridge's excessive housing demand...
...Harvard of 1955 a much different indeed, much more diverse place from the Harvard of 1953 It would be insufficient to argue that, because critics misconstrue president Lowell's vision, the notion of a random lottery is non sensical. There are other compelling reasons to oppose changing the lottery system members of certain minority groups, for example, require a minimum number of intra group associations to ensure a comfortable Harvard experience Nearly every GISA and BSA leader will tell you that to randomly assign and spread gay and Black students across campus would disastrosuly affect their mutual support system. Also...
Underlying the proposal for a random lottery is the notion that, somehow, the Houses should be microcosms, mini-Colleges in themselves, each reflecting Harvard's overall diversity. To support then cause, the proponents of randomization marshall a variety of statistics on the concentration of certain groups in different Houses as proof that the goal of diversity is far from realized. The Council's report on the lottery cites figures stating, for instance, that one House consists of 45.7 percent varsity athletes while another has only 4.7 percent; minorities make up 17 percent of one House but have only...
...revenue can be raised, the incentives for good economic performance strengthened and overall tax fairness improved. I disagree with many specific features of the Treasury's proposal, particularly those that would hurt incentives for saving and business investment. But I believe that there is substantial virtue in the basic notion of changing the tax rules in a way that permits reducing currently high tax rates and simplifying compliance for the vast majority of taxpayers. It should not be difficult to design a tax reform that by changing some of the current tax deductions and special tax rules, keeps the distribution...