Upwardly mobile.In writing my book Five Days in Philadelphia, I had occasion to reflect on the differences between the America of 1940 and of today. One difference that was relatively trivial, but still revealing, was that there were no stadium skyboxes in 1940. This meant that when people attended sports events, they watched together. By contrast, the privileged of today are ensconced en·sconce tr.v. en·sconced, en·sconc·ing, en·sconc·es 1. To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably: She ensconced herself in an armchair. 2. in climate-controlled private boxes with other services devoted exclusively to them. But what I didn't know is that tax policy actually encourages skyboxes at college stadiums. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Daniel Golden of the Wall Street Journal, the money the wealthy pay to finance skyboxes for themselves at college stadiums is deductible as a charitable contribution charitable contribution n. in taxation, a contribution to an organization which is officially created for charitable, religious, educational, scientific, artistic, literary, or other good works. . Golden reports that this deduction has sparked a boom in skybox sky·box n. An elevated, usually enclosed private compartment for viewing events at a sports stadium. Noun 1. skybox - an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium construction. |
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