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...said some council members discussed the negative impact of giving students less time to prepare for the exams. In addition, he said, some council members questioned the fairness of having a longer intersession when only the wealthier students might be able to leave town...
...tremendous paper profits. At the same time, the real estate market was so hot that corporate land holdings were typically more valuable than the factories built on them. And since 59% of all Japanese own their own homes, the great surges in real estate values made nearly everyone feel wealthier. Many companies and some individuals began to borrow vast sums of capital for expansion, using their stock or real estate portfolios as collateral...
...current system fosters inequality, says Kozol, because school funding relies heavily on local property taxes. So, wealthier neighborhoods gather a larger pool of tax money for their kids' education...
...enough, don't care enough, aren't smart enough, aren't independent enough, aren't healthy enough and aren't brave enough to learn to survive in a capitalist world. One day, perhaps in 20 years, the transition to capitalism will have made the Soviet UnUnion a healthier and wealthier place than it ever was under Communism. But that is cold comfort for the voiceless people...
Cuomo's obstinence hit the needy hardest. The state's poor live mainly in New York City, and the takeover would have shifted taxes out of the city and into the wealthier suburbs and upstate. Whatever the cost for New York City and its poor, Cuomo just wanted to look tough on the budget...