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...events create more havoc with a retirement plan than a steep financial loss immediately preceding or following the date you quit working. Suddenly you have to square 30 years of future expenses with a greatly diminished stockpile of assets. The recent washout has been enough to send some new retirees back to work at least part time and to persuade prospective retirees to put off their plans for a few years. So, yes, times are certifiably tough for this group. I don't mean to discount that. But the news has been so bad lately that every retiree...
...drowning, and they realize they have to do something about it." Many municipalities and a majority of states now face serious budget shortfalls, and declining tax revenues are likely to result from the onset of a recession. That may force some tough choices. "Falling tax receipts resulting from a steep recession could change the budgetary requirements of state and local governments," says Bos. "Whether that will have an impact on services or benefits or wages remains to be seen. It will depend on the electorate's appetite for an increase in taxes...
...Winning would propel me onto the student council, the venerable body that met once a month to discuss the important issues—the rising prices of chocolate milk, the construction of a new swing set and the planning of the Adler family carnival. But I was at a steep disadvantage. There were only two black kids in my entire elementary school—me and my little brother—and so I had the task of convincing my white classmates that I should represent them. It took posters, buttons and blood—mostly from making the buttons?...
That's a pretty steep learning curve. How did you reach the top so fast...
Accordingly, Jantzen, who is nursing a sore knee, and Flanagan will sit to ensure that Harvard’s veterans stay fresh through five months of competition. For the freshman, however, a tournament with so much action provides a chance to adjust to the steep learning curve of college wrestling...