Word: overlays
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...truly multiracial society will undoubtedly prove much harder to govern. Even seemingly race-free conflicts will be increasingly complicated by an overlay of ethnic tension. For example, the expected showdown in the early 21st century between the rising number of retirees and the dwindling number of workers who must be taxed to pay for the elders' Social Security benefits will probably be compounded by the fact that a large majority of recipients will be white, whereas a majority of workers paying for them will be nonwhite...
Barrett currently has a bill in the stateSenate that would create a "zoning overlay" overthe Cambridge water reseviors. Barrett'slegislation would supersede local zoning andprevent development near Cambridge's water supply