Word: percenting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Early in the Congressional campaigns of last Autumn, a Republican from Minnesota promised that his party, if elected, would proceed to reduce income taxes by a flat twenty percent "across the board." A fellow partisan from Massachusetts joined the chorus, pledging his own efforts to a slash of one-fifth. Today, four months later, Harold Knutson of Minnesota is Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Joe martin of Massachusetts wields the Speaker's gavel. The tax-reduction will stands at the head of the legislative calendar as House Resolution Number...
...year to the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Net annual income after taxes, or "keep-home pay, would increase under HRI from $1715 to $1772. The net effect for the $200-a-year man is therefore an income boost of slightly more than two and a half percent. As gross income rises, the kickback under HRI rises not only in absolute terms, but percentage-wise as well. At $5000 a year, the net gain in income would be somewhat less than four percent. At $10,000 it becomes almost six percent...
...With 20 to 25 students as a nucleus for the investigation group, next term we will delve into the need for a student activities center as well as official encouragement. That something is wrong with the present system is indicated by the fact that, although 90 percent of the Freshman class were prominent in high school activities, not over 25 percent of the Class of '50 are now engaged in any form of participation in undergraduate organizations...
Graduate study lies in store for 61 percent of the present Senior Class, according to a survey by the Office of Student Placement. A miniscule four percent will go directly into teaching from college, while 25 percent are headed for the business world immediately after graduation...
Leading undergraduate field of concentration for these students was Economics, with Government, History, Physics, English, and Chemistry trailing in the order listed. Just three percent of the men planning advanced business study have applied for admission to graduate schools outside of the University...