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...that are widely consumed at a flat rate make the biggest difference in the lives of those with the smallest incomes, but taxing cigarettes is particularly detrimental precisely because nicotine is an addictive substance. If a tax on soda were imposed, it would be easy enough for people to switch to drinking another beverage, but cigarettes have no “substitute good.” Those with higher incomes can afford insurance programs that have quitters support groups, offer “nicotine replacement” gums or patches, and in some cases provide prescription medicines...
...have such a great outside game, but we also have a great inside game,” said BC junior Amber Jacobs. “I think Harvard tried to switch it up, tried to stay out on our guards. But then our post [players] kept putting...
Trading Places Sweden's OM stock exchange operator is to join forces with the London Stock Exchange on a new derivatives-only venture called EDS London. The move comes ahead of an anticipated boom in trading activity as desks switch from country-based dealing to sector-based dealing...
...apparel were down as well, 6.7%. But $89.3 billion was spent on women's clothing, while only $50.9 billion was spent on men's, according to the market-research firm NPDFashionworld. The perennially smaller menswear figures have been exacerbated in recent years by a sluggish economy and the switch to casual dress at work. While a high-quality man's suit, with its attendant tie and shirt, starts at $400, a pair of khakis and a polo shirt can be had for $100. Though the garment industry sees hope in the return to more traditional dress codes...
Then Harpest saw a couple of SBC ads telling customers that switching to the new local services offered by the likes of AT&T was as foolish as poking a fork into a toaster or sticking your tongue to a metal pole in freezing weather. Far from amused, Harpest thought the ad could "give kids bad ideas." But it gave him a good idea. He called AT&T, already his long-distance provider, to sign up for its local service, seeking only the convenience of a single bill. He was surprised to learn the switch would also save him about...