Word: scheme
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...industry has attracted numerous lawsuits around the country filed by customers who claim they have been ripped off. In a case that drew considerable public attention, an Alabama jury found Mercury Finance liable for fraud involving an auto-loan scheme that allegedly netted the firm hundreds of millions of dollars. The collection agencies that work hand in glove with the lenders have also been targeted for harassing or even threatening delinquents...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "[Letting states administer welfare] is a giant money-laundering scheme. It's about writing blank checks to Governors while imposing no standards or accountability...
...Angeles. Also, Dole will have to make his message heard over the noise of other campaign spots in a year when, in addition to the clang of local congressional races, an estimated $100 million is being poured into advertising for and against 15 statewide ballot initiatives. The whole scheme is "a sign of political lunacy," says Democratic pollster Mark Mellman...
...new/21st century: 7 times. AWOL: 2 References to American families: 8 times, though never mentioned his own. Using panelists' first names: 11 times, including 3 references to Jason. Medicare, Medicaid, environment, education: 7 times California, host state of the debate: At least 7 times. Dole's $550 billion tax "scheme": 2 times. 17 New Taxes, 50 New Bureacracies: 2 "I keep my word": At least 8 times A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE PHRASES: "What branch of the services were you in? And what small business? Good for you." "I'll get out of your way." "I only have 30 seconds...
...claim that the Cambridge taxi industry will be devastated, which will hurt the poor and the elderly. Indeed, the status quo is a convenient way for the city council to impose its redistributional agenda on travelers, most of whom don't vote. While commendable for its cleverness, this scheme is more than a bit shady...