Gerontology expert Alexis Abramson estimates that caring for an elderly parent over an extended period costs a worker an average of $ 659, 000 in lost wages, retirement contributions and Social Security benefits over a lifetime.
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In a news conference, Davis said those peak-period costs would make only a " minuscule " difference _ but he did not specify how much they raised the weighted average of power companies'bids at the auction.
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But over the same period costs rose 10 percent for alcoholic beverages and tobacco products, 7 percent for health services, 6 . 5 percent for education, and 5 . 3 percent for hotel rooms and restaurant meals.
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During the blackout periods on weekends and holidays, the unreserved train costs $ 75 between New York and Washington, $ 47 between New York and Boston; a reserved train during the blackout periods costs $ 83 and $ 58 respectively.
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This represented a substantial investment for a Brisbane flat building, where most of the better class of brick or concrete flat buildings of this period cost between $ 3, 000 and $ 6, 000 to construct ( exclusive land costs ).
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The company's restraint during this period cost it its pre-eminence in the world of finance, but later paid dividends when its refusal to take a chance on financing Germany's recovery from World War I saved it some of the most painful losses experienced by other British banks at the onset of the Great Depression.
