Word: reliefs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...will be brought about in part by the President's proposed tax stimulants, which were liberalized by the House Ways and Means Committee last week (see page 27). Next year, a family of four earning $10,000 a year is scheduled to get at least $114 in tax relief. Another spur to spending should be a rise in the public's "confidence factor" as a result of the general realization that inflation is slowing and the economy is gaining after a long period of slack...
Lift for Low Incomes. Other parts of Phase II took shape last week in the Congress. Wilbur Mills' Ways and Means Committee drafted a bill that over the next three years would give some $3 billion more in tax relief than Nixon requested. All of this would benefit individuals, particularly those with low incomes. One new measure, applying to all taxpayers, would raise the personal-income exemption this year from $650 to $675. The committee approved another important break for low-income families; it would permit a four-member household to earn as much...
...before he comes to the U.S. in late October. While neither side had made any binding promises or dramatic shifts in posture, and while the Yugoslavs clearly had no illusions about the present Soviet leadership's regard for diplomatic niceties, the political atmosphere in Belgrade reflected a cautious relief that Moscow now wants to promote the appearance of better relations...
...demonstration ended quietly at 1:30 p.m., much to the relief of the two vice-presidents, three assistants-to-the dean and five young-men-on-the-make who looked on in dismay from behind the reinforced windows of University Hall...
...perversely take these random torments as signs of divine and purposeful displeasure. They obstinately go on fooling themselves that man can shape the world. Years pass. Grendel grows bored. When Beowulf comes, powerfully secure in his delusions and with the grip of a steam shovel, it is almost a relief...