Word: preventers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Coolidge's Week ¶ President Coolidge let it be known that he would support Secretary Mellon's plan for an appropriation of $28,500,000 to build revenue cutters and increase the Coast Guard to prevent rum smuggling. He received a delegation from the National Woman's party asking a Constitutional Amendment granting absolute legal equality to women...
...justice to the American soldier as well, by treating adjusted compensation [the bonus] as a part of the War cost and funding it through an issue of 50-year bonds. The interest and sinking fund charge should not exceed 80 to 90 millions per annum. This would not prevent a reduction in taxes...
...that the manufacturer passes his taxes on to the consumer. If these taxes are lightened the consumer will get the benefit by a decrease of prices that will save 2% of the taxpayers' income. In addition, Mr. Babson concludes that the passage of the tax reduction plan would prevent a bonus and thereby make a difference of an extra 5% in living costs. Thus for an unmarried man the calculations...
That he attempted to prevent a special state election to be held...
There was a mad rush in Berlin when the Government announced the first issue of 142,000,000 rentenmarks, which is to replace the worthless paper mark. The press, indignant, demanded that the Government take steps to prevent a similar disturbance when the next issue is given...