Word: instead
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...made Mr. Pew mad; a practical man, he took his wrath to Republican headquarters in Washington to see how such nonsense could be stopped. Mr. Pew envisioned a big, bustling, businesslike office; instead, he found the office deserted except for underlings and one minor official who had dropped in to answer his social correspondence. Joe Pew was not only mad but disgusted. He entrained for Pennsylvania in the comforting belief that there at least the Republican Party could always be found at work. He couldn't find it. Mr. Pew put his convictions and dollars to work. He became...
...American principle that government is a liability to be borne by the citizens for the sake of peace, order and security, the New Deal has substituted the notion that the government is an asset without which none of us can survive. ... Its growth becomes desirable in itself, instead of desirable only if it promotes the ease and expansion of the people's activities, the happiness and independence of their lives...
...week's end the N. W. E. F. had some fighter planes operating belatedly, launched from carriers off the coast and based on the ice of Lake Snäsa. German raiding diminished and went up to 10,000 feet instead of swooping in fearlessly at 500 feet. French Alpine troops and some of the Foreign Legion arrived, and with them came anti-aircraft guns and artillery. Thus the Allied Army north of Trondheim finally found its poise, gathered itself for an organized drive. But its early stumble cast a shadow over the whole enterprise, a shadow stretching back...
Surprise of the new budget was that it did nothing about cosmetics, radio sets or bicycles-all slated in pre-budget forecasts to take a rap. Instead, Sir John announced new taxes which put ordinary British cig-arets up in price from 20? per pack to 25?; matches from 11½? to 2? per box; beer from 9? to 10? per pint; whiskey from $2.50 to $2.80 a bottle. In Britain telephone and telegraph are State monopolies and the Chancellor raised their inland rates 15%, left overseas business rates unchanged to favor British trade. Finally Sir John almost doubled...
...brackets British income and supertax payers are being assessed 85% -basic British income tax rate is 37½%. The Chancellor last week invaded lower brackets, making supertax begin at incomes of $5,250 instead of $7,000, and again treating the British white-collar class rough. A married but childless Briton making $1,050 whose income tax was $17.50 the year before last and $24.50 last year will...