Word: benefit
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...INSURANCE Take higher deductibles to get lower premiums. Switch to term life, which is cheaper than similar policies with a death benefit. Auto coverage is rising, but underwriters offer highly specific policies. A good driver in a tanklike SUV (less likely to be hurt by bad drivers) can get a rate cut. Sounds wacky, given that SUVs are more likely to cause injury to others. But, hey, like getting frugal in a slowdown, it's O.K. to think of yourself first...
...ingredient is the continuing population explosion among Muslims. The planet's population is due to increase by more than a billion people by 2015, most of the net gain being in the cities of the Third World where they're unlikely to feel much of the "trickle down" benefit of globalization. In addition, the report notes frankly that most oil-producing states in the Arab world are unlikely to spend much of their wealth on the needs of their poor citizens - ironically, an issue receiving more attention from anti-Western demagogues such as Libya's Muammar Ghaddafi and Venezuela...
...biggest benefit of a salary cap is the parity that would immediately race across Major League Baseball. After three years of a salary cap in the NFL, the bad teams became good and vice versa. The resident bottom dwellers (the Rams, the Falcons, and even the lowly Buccaneers!) rose to the top. Recently, the Saints and the Ravens have shown themselves to be Super Bowl contenders...
...said the report reduced the required wage-hours for benefit eligibility--down from 20 per week to 16 per week--simply because the University will cut the number wage-hours for each worker...
...added benefit of stepping up his exercise routine is that it will help him shed his extra pounds. Obesity--defined as 30% or more over your healthy body weight--can increase the risk of heart disease as much as 15%. To lose his excess baggage, Cheney will have to start burning off more calories than he consumes. Exercise, however, is only half that battle. The other half will take planning and portion control. He may not be able to avoid state dinners, but he can push the creamy sauces and fatty meat to the side of his plate...