Compared to neighboring libraries, our tax base is small, with little room for growth, and residents
feel pinched by property taxes.
While consumers may be feeling good in a strong economy and willing to pay for your goods and services, they eventually may
feel pinched by rising rates and pull back on spending.
But in Wales there is a very clear reason why so many people
feel pinched with good reason - pay levels are atrocious.
"For example, despite some signs of an economic recovery, many shoppers continue to
feel pinched, and they are taking steps to stretch each paycheck."
If anything, I
feel pinched - and not just because the pet lobster is on the loose.
Asia may start to
feel pinched, however, from the already deep cuts in the Iranian imports as the supply outlook for some of the alternative grades worsens.
''I would think we will
feel pinched right after the construction finishes.''
Despite the growth in orders, these export-oriented machine-tool firms are beginning to
feel pinched by the continually rising local currency against the greenback.
They are the natural place to go when people
feel pinched, all of those years of "low prices, always" mantras paying off.
"The effects of Hurricane Katrina have caused consumers to
feel pinched by rising gas prices that stand at nearly three dollars per gallon throughout the state," said Quinn.
With stock trading also seen certain to be undertaken increasingly off the exchange as a result of rising computerized trading, the TSE will likely
feel pinched financially, industry sources said.
