Word: unfair
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...income, a separate income, raising my six children. And after that I had time to go out and engage in politics. The feminist movement is not about success for women. It is about treating women as victims and about telling women that you can't succeed because society is unfair to you, and I think that's a very unfortunate idea to put in the minds of young women because I believe women can do whatever they want. Feminists don't honor successful women. You never hear them talking about Margaret Thatcher. Take Condoleezza Rice. She's a remarkable, successful...
Maurice (Hank) Greenberg has said that all he ever wanted in life was "an unfair advantage," an insurance man's credo that propelled American International Group into a global powerhouse. Greenberg grew up with the now infamous company, becoming a world business power who dined with heads of state and influenced international trade policy - until risk caught up to him four years ago. An accounting scandal forced him to step down from his beloved company...
...being a recruiter here at home. Mark's story is a morality tale about another hidden cost of those wars--the toll on those trying to persuade others to serve. As Mark makes clear, we have to reform the way the Army finds new soldiers; the current system is unfair to both the recruiters and those they recruit...
...sheer magnitude. “[The government is] trying to discourage tobacco use,” he said. “That’s fair. In fact, I agree with that. We’re just here if you do choose to smoke. I just find the rate unfair.” Leavitt & Peirce customer Joseph D. Reaves, said that he felt that the recent rise in tobacco taxes was ludicrous. “I think it’s just another vice tax. [The government is] trying to balance the budget on the backs of smokers...
...have even helped other universities issue debt by opening the market.“Trailblazers are always at a little bit more risk than the settlers that follow,” said Vanderbilt associate controller Kevin R. Walker, who called criticism of Harvard’s December debt issuance unfair and said the current economic crisis is a black swan. “There was tremendous uncertainty [in the fall] with Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and AIG, and I don’t think anybody knew what was going to happen.”John F. Flahive, a vice president...