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...Labor costs"? Wages. They need to be low, so costs stay low for businesses and prices stay low for consumers - and the law of supply and demand requires some unemployment for that. Unfortunately that means that those consumers, when they punch in at work, aren?t making more money. And other consumers don?t have jobs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Unemployment Report: Smiling on the Inside | 9/7/2001 | See Source »

These are the kind of real-world budget arguments that could pack a punch at the polls a year from now--which is something Harry Truman could appreciate. He understood that the presidency isn't just where the buck stops. It's also--for vital federal programs, paying down the debt and keeping the economy strong--where the bucks start...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Swiped The Surplus? | 9/3/2001 | See Source »

...Both licensing and registration have been on the books for years, but the combination of both laws is only on the books in seven states. It's that one-two punch, though, that proves to be most effective. "We found there was only marginal benefit to having one restriction," says Webster. "This is particularly significant for states like Maryland and California, where registration is required but licensing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Stricter Gun Laws Curb Criminal Activity? | 8/31/2001 | See Source »

...firm, who first noted that the size and shape of a glass affect the perception of aroma and flavor. In 1973 he designed the basic Sommelier series that set the wine world in a whirl. Claus' son Georg took over the company in 1994 and put scientific and marketing punch behind his father's pioneering concepts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Artisans | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

...last man to complain about Rudolph Giuliani b) ingredients for the new Kevorkian punch c) Henry Hudson's issues of Barely Legal Wenches d) PCB chemicals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Aug. 13, 2001 | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

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