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...think its a learning experience, a reward for our guys putting time and effort in," Roby said...
...major incentive to spend is America's income tax structure, which does more to reward consumption than almost any other system in the world. The Government taxes savings twice: first as income, then again on the interest that the money earns in the bank. At the same time, the U.S. has historically encouraged borrowing by allowing consumers to deduct the interest they pay on installment debt. "Certainly there was no excuse for allowing this," declares Economist Rudolph Penner of the Urban Institute. That provision, which made it easier for taxpayers to rationalize running up big balances on their credit cards...
...affinity for spending is a deep-seated cultural instinct. Since income is often regarded as the ultimate measure of success, people want to demonstrate outwardly their earning (and borrowing) power. "This is a society that tends to judge people by the way they spend $ money. There's very little reward psychologically for being a saver," says Rick Hartnack, senior vice president at the First National Bank of Chicago...
...aloof from the Arab world. Sentiment among the Arab leaders overwhelmingly favored pressuring Iran to end the war, and Assad apparently felt he had to move with the tide, putting at risk the millions of tons of free and subsidized oil that Iran has provided his country as a reward for his support. As for Egypt, the participants were eager to mend relations with the Arab world's most populous and powerful state so that Cairo's 450,000-man army could be held up as a counterbalance to the Iranian threat. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, dressed in military garb...
...Council also approved a nine-month trial run of a "vacancy match" program for rent-controlled housing. The plan would reward landlords who accepted low-income tenants from a Rent Control Board list. In return, the Board would exempt such landlords from the $80-$120 fee they would usually have to pay when applying for an eviction notice or a rent increase...