Word: overpaid
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...Last Supper and diapers with "I'm a little tax deduction" printed on them. John Geske, 65, a spare and taciturn man of the plains, has run the Dixie for the past 22 years. Truckers are a big part of his business, but he thinks they are overpaid at $18,000 to $20,000 a year. Says Geske: "Here you have men, many without a high school education, who are making more money than the average college professor. Seems intelligence and compensation should move together...
...earlier in the week, when he visited Thailand. The Thais are nervous about the U.S. Senate's recent limitation of presidential power to send combat forces to their country. Furthermore, American critics have labeled Thai troops serving in Viet Nam-reportedly at a cost of $1 billion -as overpaid mercenaries. Thailand officials wonder if, when the U.S. pulls out of Viet Nam, neighboring Laos will fall to the Communists. Agnew reassured his hosts about Laos, emphasizing U.S.Thai solidarity by reverting to his familiar role of the Administration's heavy. "Some people back home," he declared, "are so anxious...
...million make it the nation's sixth largest steel producer -was the biggest conglomerate merger in history. J. & L. stock was selling for about $50 before the merger; Ling paid $85 a share, or $425 million, for a 63% holding. It is quite likely that he not only overpaid but overextended himself in the process...
...they boot him out. Says the salesman, unperturbed: "How are you going to finance it?" Bonnie mutters sullenly: "Finance it, Clyde." Clyde tosses out a satchel of money and drives off, while the salesman, ever the honest fellow, chases them into the fadeout, protesting valiantly that he has been overpaid. The possibilities are enormous. How about a scene that depicts Clyde brandishing a .46-caliber tommy gun. It's only a silly millimeter wider...
...amount of teaching you do," the sheet reads, "do you feel that you are a) overpaid b) adequately paid c) underpaid d) severely underpaid...