Another company edict was that no one in sales could take a vacation in the last month of each quarter, when deals typically close.
What some may consider a novel idea or a simple field trip has created invaluable opportunities for many area families, some of whom have not been able to take a vacation in nearly 20 years.
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Maybe they go to a restaurant or, heaven forbid, take a vacation once in a while.
If you remember, that was when we created 23 million new jobs, we went from deficits to surplus, and folks at the top did well, too -- because when middle-class families have money in their pockets, they go out and buy that new car, or that new appliance, or that new computer for their kids, or they go out to a restaurant, or, heaven forbid, they take a vacation once in a while.
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Fly, take a vacation, stay in a hotel, go to a theme park, rent a car.
Others take a tax-deductible working vacation in which they volunteer to do work under the sponsorship of a university or other tax-exempt group.
Maybe that means saving up more money to buy the home of your dreams or waiting till next year to take your once-in-a-lifetime vacation.
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Live in South Florida or want to take a vacation there while the Northeast U.S. struggles to enter Spring?
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Fall in Michigan is a great time to take a vacation, paint the house or go hunting.
If mom is invested in the sport, the family will take a ski vacation.
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In every category given as a reason to take a vacation, the actual results afterwards were higher than expected.
Even the President Obama, incessantly occupied since he announced his candidacy in early 2007, was finally able to take a crisis-free vacation during the last week of the year.
Guys and Dolls, set the stage for a vacation that's sure to win rave reviews as you and Your Fair Lady take in more than 3, 000 slot machines and 135 table games, 20 on-site restaurants, 20 shops, 14 nightlife options, and the only IMAX movie theater in town, right in the hotel.
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