Word: overspending
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...Investors' concerns about the candidate's economic maturity and ability to rein in Brazil's tendency to over-borrow and overspend appear to ignore the fact that the country's erratic economic performance over the last few years has occurred on the watch of certified free-marketeers. Ideological suspicion rather than the hard reality of policies appears to be guiding decision-making in the world's financial centers in the weeks prior to the vote. Lula's supporters point to his party's successes in turning the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, which it has ruled...
...this happening? Consumers, feeling less flush than they did in recent years, say using a debit card helps them manage their money better. "It doesn't allow them to overspend," says Richard Crone, a Dove vice president. And while writing checks serves the same purpose, it's a much bigger hassle for you--and it's much less profitable for the banks. They make 60[cents] in merchant fees, on average, every time you sign for a debit-card purchase. And they don't face the risk of nonpayment posed by credit-card transactions. That's why they're giving...
...meantime, Bush says, Congress must exercise restraint on the 13 major spending bills being considered before the new fiscal year starts on Oct. 1. "Don't overspend," Bush cautioned Congress during a press conference near his Texas ranch last Friday. "One of my jobs as President is to make sure we keep fiscal sanity in the budget." But Democrats argue that it was Bush who started the insanity--with the same tax cut he is hailing as a cure-all. "He claimed we could afford his massive tax cut, a major defense buildup, more money for education, while paying down...
...that there is not a problem--presuming, of course, Fehr and Orza have a conscience. Watch when October hits for owners to put together a salary cap or a serious luxury tax proposal to do something to limit salaries--or force a team to accept tradeoffs if they overspend on a free agent...
...election commission composed of both council and non-council members makes sure that candidates do not overspend a $100 per ticket limit. The commission first questioned the buttons' origins last month while investigating charges that the Driskell-Burton ticket had overspent its limit...