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...eighth grade I no longer thought that assassination was a valid method of getting rid of Republicans. Nor was I really old enough to understand why Walter Mondale inspired little excitement on the part of my Democratic parents. I do remember our Social Studies class attacking one boy who said he thought Ronald Reagan had been a good president. Only our teacher's intervention prevented actual bloodshed. After quieting us Mr. Sasnett remarked "You realize that he's the one who's in the majority in this country. The rest of us are the minority." We thought this was pretty...
Liquid Money. Before contemplating anything fancier, most people should get rid of all their high-interest debt (to earn 18% tax-free and risk-free, pay off your Visa) . . . buy their cars for cash (yes, it's legal to pay off a car loan; no, leasing's not generally a good idea) . . . stock up on "the economy size" when items are on sale (an "investment" in sale-priced soda, socks and soap can stretch $1,000 to buy $1,400 worth of the same stuff you'd have bought anyway -- a 40% tax-free return) . . . and stash away at least...
...When asked about the absence of unions in all but two of his 23 Arkansas plants, John Tyson says this is the desire of the workers. "In 1984 we bought a plant in Dardanelle," he points out. "Last year 80% of the workers signed a petition to get rid of the union. They just didn't want it." But in July a judge overturned the decertification of the Dardanelle union because the employee who led the drive was an "agent" of Tyson who "threatened" new hires into signing the petition. In a stinging 44-page decision, Judge Wallace Nations concluded...
...they [Wharton administrators] could just figure out how to get rid of some of the teaching duds, which is not real hard, they would get pushed up real quick," Byrne said...
...Rid of Frustrations...