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...federal government needs to ensure that the money is there when the individuals are ready to draw Social Security. And although capital-starved companies are salivating at the prospect of getting hold of at least some portion of the massive Social Security fund, which currently has a $60 billion surplus, some analysts feel investing in the stock market is too risky and that the lower yield of government Treasury bonds is more than offset by their greater stability. But all agree that something must be done, and soon: while the fund is currently operating at a surplus, the retirement...
...supported by Rawlins and passed last spring, the funds will roll over and remain in the finance committee rather than be distributed to other council committees. Another new referendum proposed by Rawlins and O'Mary will only increase the funds to this committee, which already has a $10,000 surplus that could be used to hire a well-known band and a sponsor a successful Springfest...
Three months after Atlanta managed to stage the biggest Olympic Games ever, the extravaganza remains marred by a controversial FBI bombing investigation. Meanwhile, organizers are struggling to show a small surplus even as endorsement contracts for top athletes remain scarce. And some gold medalists have encountered serious bad luck in their post-Olympic lives...
...dean also successfully managed the Faculty's finances, finishing his tenure with a net surplus. The budgetary success did not come without its costs, however: Bundy was the first dean to raise tuition more than once within a four-year period, setting a precedent of frequent tuition hikes that remains to this...
...Evan Bayh to give the keynote address Tuesday night. Since taking office in 1989, Bayh has often had an easier time working with G.O.P. legislators than with his own Democratic allies as he set new records for fiscal stringency: no tax hikes in the 1990s and the biggest budget surplus in state history. A shining New Democrat, Bayh is expected to challenge Senator Dan Coats in 1998 for the seat Bayh's father held for three terms...