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...shock." But even if it happens smoothly, the necessary further decline of 20% to 30% in the dollar will be bitter medicine for U.S. consumers. By making imports more expensive, ! the weak dollar will hamper the growth in the standard of living. "There's no question we will be poorer as a nation because of this, or rather we will get richer more slowly," said Feldstein. The trade-off is that even if Americans have to buy fewer Japanese videocassette recorders and German BMWs, a more modest dollar will prevent the U.S. from going disastrously into hock...
...acre, 14-story building will be located on Commercial Ave. and is one of a handful of large residential developments springing up in the poorer parts of the city, Davis said...
...Dukakis said such grants are needed to provide poorer states the chance to rebound. He said this is what Massachusetts used to spur an economic boom during his first administration from...
...Dukakis said such grants are needed to provide poorer states the chance to rebound. He said this is what Massachusetts used to spur an economic boom during his first administration from...
...distinction of being the nation's poorest large minority group will pass from blacks to Hispanics. So says a study by Washington's nonprofit Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which adds that while Hispanic households still earn more than black households, larger family size means Hispanic individuals are poorer...