Word: repays
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...federal investigators would not disclose how much money Estes made from the arrangement, but his partners have been ordered by a state court to repay $600,000 to the leasing companies. Said an investigator in the Texas attorney general's office: "The overall scheme bears a striking resemblance to the old fertilizer tanks. That was the first thing that caught...
...capacity as chairman of the Senate subcommittee on education, arts, and humanities, took testimony at Boston University on the Tuition Advance Fund (TAF) bill, which he is co-sponsoring. The plan calls for federal student loans up to $15,000 for undergraduate education; after graduation, participants would repay 150 per cent of the loan through a salary withholding plan at an annual rate of 2 per cent through their working careers...
...negotiated a five-year loan in Swiss francs, on terms that appeared to be favorable. But by 1976, the dollar had plunged so much against the franc that Hercules had to shell out twice as many dollars as it had bargained for to meet the 7% interest and repay the principal (both denominated in Swiss francs). Ever since, says Peter Petersen, Hercules' European money manager, Hercules has been forced to play the currency-trading game to limit its risk...
...inflation worse. When the Government increases Social Security taxes and the minimum wage, and pours on more and more federal regulations, it imposes extra costs that business passes along in higher prices. Finally, inflation seems to have become self-perpetuating. One example: uncertainty about whether a new factory will repay the costs of building it causes business to hold back on investment in new plant and equipment. The lack of investment reduces potential production and output per man-hour, pushing prices up still further...
...proposal, which "forgives" graduates earning below $15,000 a year of up to 50 per cent of their loans while extending the time in which an alumnus must repay the remainder, is only a first step. While it does free students somewhat to select a career in a low-income field, the proposal leaves major barriers intact. Even with the "forgiveness" policy, a graduate could owe the Law School $7000-$8000--more than half the yearly income of those for whom the proposal is designed...