Word: prudent
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...That is like having to sell the family silver just to keep food on the table," he said. "So in good times, we must be prudent in case times get rough again, as they undoubtedly will...
...just not a prudent policy," she said...
Returns to this capital from compound interest collection or prudent stock investment would allow workers themselves to provide for their retirements. According to a recent Heritage Foundation study, a 30-years-old, average- income family with dual wages can expect 1.2 percent per annum in gains from Social Security. An identical family that invests in a conservative mutual fund would earn as much as 5 percent annually. Over a lifetime of working, the difference between government and private retirement planning amounts...
...calendar slouches toward the big triple zero, the prudent citizen reviews options: 1) ascend a barren hillside and wait for the world and the millennium hype to end; 2) turn on a computer and watch its date-bollixed software seize up; 3) agree with the grumps who point out that since there was no year zero, the millennium will not crash down on our heads till 2001; or 4) agree with the Chinese, who point out that this year's date is 4635, so why worry...
...past few years, President Clinton has often been accused of not focusing on "big issues," but given political realities and the partisan nature of the current Congress, he is pursuing a prudent and well-thought-out course of action. If implemented, the plethora of relatively small-scale initiatives in his State of the Union message, when put together, will make a decisive impact on people's lives. For everyone, from students who need loans for college to parents who need child care, Clinton's proposals broaden the circle of opportunity and give people the tools they need to take control...