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...came to the area were given quotas to meet: often their entire crop of wheat was for the landlord, with nothing left over to make bread of their own. Mrs. Mokhtari remembers that the Ayatullah's grandfather and father were "always the dissenters, the militants." They allowed poorer farmers to take produce from their own lands, persuaded richer tenants to share their crops, distributed the tithes they received from the devout to those most in need...
...have recommended moving toward private accounts also call for a minimum guaranteed benefit to ensure that more seniors do not fall into poverty. Bush vows to preserve the existing safety net for survivors and disabled workers but, so far, he does not guarantee a high enough safety net for poorer workers, or for those who do not fare well in the stock market...
...retirement plus" accounts should spur much-needed saving. And if poorer workers take full advantage of the tax credits, they could wind up with a $200,000 nest egg at retirement...
...combination of strikes and street violence has brought a crisis of confidence. Tehran airport has been jammed by wealthy Iranians trying to get out, carrying with them an estimated $20 million to $50 million in savings a day. Poorer villagers, hurriedly withdrawing money from the suddenly vulnerable banks, have been stuffing their mattresses with currency and buying gold. On the black market the value of the Iranian rial has plunged...
...Like Nader, he avoids the party circuit. Nevertheless, he has become an accepted part of the Washington scene, not so much a noisome pest as a comforting, if disquieting, presence. Even FDA Commissioner Kennedy says of his nemesis: "If we didn't have Wolfe around, our society would be poorer...