Word: households
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...election system, people with more moneyand more resources can reach more voters," hesays. Under PR, though, "you've got a citycouncillor who can get elected with one-tenth ofthe vote. It doesn't matter if that one-tenthcomes from every household or from one-tenth ofthe city...
...they run out of money. The rich have the same limit; it just takes longer to get there. Stories abound of well-heeled users smoking their way through trust funds, savings accounts and charge-card credit lines. Some take out second mortgages and go on to sell jewelry and household items like TVs, VCRs and answering machines...
...disaster. The Pacific Gas & Electric Co. quickly shut off power in San Francisco to minimize chances that a spark might ignite gas leaking from ruptured lines. As a result, only seven buildings were lost to fire. Frightened residents in dozens of towns could find detailed instructions on household safety measures in their telephone books...
Maybe we are asked to say it because there is tremendous insecurity in the American household. A sociologist could explain it in terms of divorce rates, or whatever, but we are flooded with requests to show love for our parents...
Over this same period, payments to doctors under Medicare have risen at a rate of almost 20 percent a year. The average doctor now makes $130,000, more than ten times more than the income for the average senior citizen household...