Word: uppers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Reagan's tax cuts only worsened the skew. Though income tax rates were reduced in all brackets, the cuts were tilted heavily toward the upper end of the scale. In addition, Social Security taxes about tripled, to a top of $3,379.50 this year. The blow fell most heavily on the middle and lower classes, since the Social Security tax exempts the portion of wage and salary incomes above $45,000 a year and all income from interest, dividends and rent. The result: according to a Congressional Budget Office study, only the top 10% of the population received a significant...
...slipping often refuse to admit, even to themselves, that they are losing upward mobility. More important, the poor and many in the lower middle class by and large may grumble but do not vote; the ranks of those who do vote are filled disproportionately by the rich and upper middle classes...
...Eagles added a nice goal off a corner kick in the second half to close the scoring. Sheridan passed the ball back to freshman Mary Lappin who lofted a shot against the wind into the upper corner...
...include those who receive better ratings from the CUE guide and other sources, such as Robin Gottlieb, Deborah Hughes Hallet, Sylvain Laroche, Mark McConnell, etc. Math 21a is one of the most important courses for science majors, and thus good professors should not be hidden away for the upper level courses...
...practice and she deserved to play some," Wheaton said. "I didn't take Liz out because of the way she was playing. Sometimes you just have to make a change. I don't know if any of our goalies would have make saves on those shots--two in the upper corner and one on a breakaway...