Word: specially
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...least 15,000 East Germans had arrived in West Germany via Czechoslovakia by yesterday, West German border officials said. They came by special trains from Prague or drove their own cars to the border after learning of the new escape route. Schirnding was the closest border crossing for those using the new route...
...This is really special for me," Lem said. "I have coached these girls for their entire four years here. They are the first class I will graduate. I have seen them mature and develop as athletes and as people, and I am very proud of all of them...
There is nothing magical or unique about capital gains. A special break for this particular form of investment profit distorts the free market in two ways. First, it prejudices the economy in favor of certain kinds of investment. Those who say we need to encourage entrepreneurs or long-term investors with this break (which actually would reserve few of its benefits for those charmed circles) are saying the Government can outguess the market about which investments will pay off. If a risky or long-term investment makes more sense than keeping money in a savings account, the market will reward...
From a free-market perspective, then, there is no justification for a special tax break for capital gains. If advocates of a capital-gains break wish to concede that they are socialists engaged in large-scale Government intervention in the economy, we can start again from the top on that basis. Of course, if we're talking socialism, it will be a lot harder to avoid the fairness issue...
...rich have special problems procuring crack. They often have to make their buys in unfamiliar (and unsavory) neighborhoods, where they are prey to all kinds of rip-offs. Street crack is contaminated with an astonishing variety of chemicals, from amphetamines and meat tenderizers to pesticides. To make sure they are not being poisoned, some users are going back to a process popular years ago. They buy cocaine and convert it into a purer form of crack at home. This dangerous process, called free-basing, involves combining cocaine with baking soda and cooking the mixture. The latest trend among well...