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SCAB: Someone who starts working or continues to work for a firm while a labor union is engaged in a strike of the firm. Scab is common term used by union members for the more polite name strikebreaker. Striking union members are more inclined to use even more derogatory terms. Such workers are used by employers to force union members to stop their strike and return to work. While strikers don't like it, labor laws guarantee that nonstriking workers can cross the picket line and go to work.
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WANTS The psychological desires which make life just a little more enjoyable, but which are not biological necessities for life. Psychological wants are often contrasted with physiological needs that make life more enjoyable, but are not essential for existence.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time calling an endless list of 800 numbers looking to buy either a cross-cut paper shredder or a birthday greeting card for your father. Be on the lookout for the last item on a shelf.
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Before 1933, the U.S. dime was legal as payment only in transactions of $10 or less.
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"Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger. " -- Lou Holtz, Football Coach
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Public Sector Debt Repayment
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