The portion from capital gains dropped by half, and is still falling.
The highest long-term capital gains rate was cut to 20percentt, from 28percentt in 1996 and part of 1997, yet the rate of growth in capital gains fell by half, from 48percentt in 1996 to 22percentt in 1998.
As governor of New Mexico he reduced the state's top income tax rate by 40% and the capital gains tax by half.
The production, at three hours long, might have gained by losing half an hour, but who would have the heart to say "giddy up" to Don Quixote?
Although the climb of the dollar against most currencies sliced that gain by more than half, the foreign performance easily beat the 0.1percentt dip in MSCI's index of American stocks.
"John Kerry's idea of rigging his nomination for financial gain looks too clever by half — especially for a politician with a troublesome reputation for trying to have it both ways," John Harwood wrote, in the Wall Street Journal.
But other imports tumbled by 4%, a fall centred on consumer goods (down by 6.8% on the month) and cars.In this section Seifert gets the blues A whiff of fear Too clever by half Net gains Surprise shrinkage Promises, ahem Poverty and the ballot box ReprintsThere is little evidence that this drop was caused by a cheaper dollar.
The longer-term prognosis will depend on the markets, because trading volumes rise in good and markedly bad times.In this section Seifert gets the blues A whiff of fear Too clever by half Net gains Surprise shrinkage Promises, ahem Poverty and the ballot box ReprintsDiversification is another reason to merge.
On May 10th Delta gave warning that it is facing big losses and might need to file for bankruptcy protection.In this section Seifert gets the blues A whiff of fear Too clever by half Net gains Surprise shrinkage Promises, ahem Poverty and the ballot box Reprints Related items Pension reform: Second thoughts on the third ageFeb 17th 2005The PBGC could ill afford more big corporate failures.
The English team gained 10 imps and won the title by half an imp, together with the cash.
