Word: surburban
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...talented Ang Lee has directed this film about uneasy family relationships in the restless, promiscuous culture of the 70s with crystalline precision. As the leaders of two archly funny but distrurbingly bleak surburban clans, Kevin Kline, Joan Allen and Sigourney Weaver give refreshingly honest performances, but the film's ending sadly offers their characters no hint of redemption. The ice storm in this film, as a natural symbol of change and the wiping away of sins, is like Noah's flood without the rainbow...
Spend Today and Retire Tomorrow may sound like a reckless attitude toward the future, but it could be a painless way to set something aside for the golden years. Launched last week in surburban Washington, START lets people have their nest egg and spend it too. To enter the plan, a consumer pays a one-time enrollment fee of $25. Whenever a member buys something from a participating % company, 1% of the purchase price is put into escrow. Once the escrow balance reaches $100, members can open up a START Plus annuity account. Each account receives a 1% contribution...