Word: soaks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...firmly committed to small-business growth, we cannot succeed as a country," he said in a hurriedly arranged appearance before a group of small-company executives. His message did little to silence their gripes, most notably the complaint that provisions in the House and Senate tax bills designed to soak the rich will drown small enterprises. That is because about 80% of businesses in the U.S. pay taxes at the same rate as individuals rather than corporations. While big companies will see their income taxes rise just 1 percentage point, from 34% to 35%, prosperous small firms assessed...
...including performing Proud Mary top to bottom. They gave you four or five scenes -- young Tina, '60s Tina, '70s Tina, dragged-down-the-hall-and-get-a-fra ctured-left-hand Tina. It was rough." So was the filming. Bassett really did fracture her hand, and she had to soak her feet in ice after two 17-hour days of shooting the Proud Mary number in 3-in. heels. The only sour note for some is that Bassett's final number was replaced by footage of the real Turner. Bassett does not complain. "People want me to feel badly about...
...policy, however, the "soak the rich" notion raised some questions. "Clinton starts off by talking about honoring work, but there's no way to sort out the people making $250,000 and say, 'They don't deserve it, so let's tax them at a higher rate,' " says University of Houston economist Barton Smith. "They're not all fat cats. Some of them are people who have worked all their lives, developed a business and succeeded...
...latter part of the next century will be determined largely by one factor: human population. If the species doubles its numbers by 2050, to nearly 11 billion, humanity may complete the devastation that accelerated so steeply in this century. Such unabated expansion in our numbers would continue to soak up the world's capital and prevent the poorer nations from making the necessary investments in technological development that might deter continued population growth...
...drought made alluvial-plain diamonds easier to find, Angola's rush was triggered mainly by the chaotic aftermath of civil war. Thousands of demobilized soldiers with no job prospects began scratching around for easy money. Legislation enacted in November permitting Angolans to trade in uncut diamonds was intended to soak up rough stones that people had illegally hoarded down through the years. Instead, because the move made it vastly easier to unload illegally dug diamonds, it further spurred the stampede to Lunda Norte. Cafunfo, a town of 5,000 on the Cuango River, mushroomed to 50,000 people, who live...