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...opening of Denver's new International Airport, the city's mayor has decided to build an ordinary conveyer belt system. The Mile High airport has been losing $1 million a day since May 15 because of the failed futuristic baggage system. The alternative conventional system will run up a tab of $50 million -- a quarter of the cost of the computerized system...
...savings to pay for universal coverage, but many independent studies have shown that a Clinton- style plan would cost Americans who already have insurance anywhere up to $200 extra a month. The Clintons settled on the employer mandate, in which businesses would be required to pay 80% of the tab for their workers' coverage, as the most politically realistic way of financing universal coverage. It has the advantage of hiding the true economic impact of the cost of reform: employees think they're getting a freebie, while employers know they will pass on the cost. Says John Sheils of Lewin...
Come next Super Bowl, most Americans will not remember the name of the Brazilian player who elbowed American star Tab Ramos in the head, sending him to the hospital with a concussion. (For future bar bets, it's Leonardo.) But they will remember that Bebeto's and Romario's skills with a soccer ball rival the gifts Michael Jordan brought to basketball. The ball did everything they told...
Jimmy Carter annoys his top aides when he orders them to move from the posh Claridge's hotel to the more modest Hotel Britannia, slicing 15% off the tab. Says press secretary Jody Powell: "He's tight as a tick. He always has been...
...annual medical tab for smokers is $50 billion -- almost twice as much as previously estimated -- a new study concludes. Half the money is spent on hospitalization alone...