Isn't it time we stopped working for the government and the government started working for us?" Democrats in Congress pushed a modified version of the president's spending plan through the House and Senate last week, despite strong Republican opposition.
VOA: standard.2009.04.11
Where we once used the same baubles and tree lights year in and year out which inevitably stoppedworking as soon as they were taken out of storage we now theme trees to suit our moods or to follow fashions, taking a page from store window displays like Ms. McCartney's and decked-out hotel foyers.
Laws and policies that have stoppedworking are phased out more quickly than they are in the U.S., where we still pay the 1898 Spanish American War tax in our phone bills.