Be pragmatic and idealistic at the same time In spite of all the cynicism, many activists are actually highly idealistic, to the point of it being a burden on them, their work, and any hopes of building a popular movement for climate justice.
They cause substantial disability amongst those affected and impose secondary burdens on their families and work colleagues [2].
The worry is that aging populations will put an unbearable burden on shrinking work forces.
Lower rates would ease the burden on productive work, risk-taking and success.
I loved where you wrote "the moment / I first tried lifting my father's / burden, taking on his work, climbing / down steep wooden steps / to feed the thing that was always there / in the dark with its mouth open".
"You can use the shoe to form an objective impression of the physical burden placed on people in their work situation.
It is surely long past time to begin seriously reducing one of the industrial world's highest corporate tax rates, replacing our current tax system, which places its primary burden on work and investment, with one that puts the burden on consumption.
Several council members who spoke at the rally said Mr. Bloomberg's plan would hurt small businesses in their districts and place a disproportionate financial burden on the working class.
That, by and large, imposes a greater burden on work than it does on income.
President Obama's own rhetoric of hope and change overcame all inhibitions, and the administration committed itself to fighting the recession with pork-barrel spending and one-time tax rebates; stricter regulation of finance, health care and energy producers and users; and imminent increases in the tax burden on work, saving and investment.
