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...after hearing the President's pitch about the economy's improvement and the 4 million new jobs the Democratic Administration had helped create. Unpersuaded, the man told Clinton, "The problem is that every time ((Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan)) Greenspan raises interest rates, he takes money out of my pocket." In other words, Clinton complained to his chief of staff, "His message was, 'Every time you produce more jobs, interest rates go up and I get hurt...
...appears from the report, however, that the University isn't expecting out-of-pocket costs to go up--instead, the task force seems to have expected that the number of trips to the doctor would go down...
...some cases, it is also the only way to do business. Taxi drivers in Almaty, the capital of Kazakhstan, prefer their fares in dollars, as do some restaurants in Kiev and St. Petersburg. Says a Russian importer of IBM computers, pulling a thick wad of $50 bills from his pocket: "What do I need rubles for? I want real money...
...place of zero strategic significance to the U.S., however, this falls more into the category of disaster avoided. In the two areas where we have the most abiding strategic interests -- fighting terrorism and nuclear proliferation -- the Administration has reacted by romancing the thugs. Offer the goodies, let the dictator pocket his gains, then hope for the best...
...They are more likely to work part-time and in pink-collar jobs with-out health insurance, of the 16 million women without coverage in 1990, half had uninsured jobs. Those lucky enough to have insurance pay more; women aged 15 to 44 pay 68 percent more out-of-pocket for health care than their male counterparts...