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...Great Depression, most jobs were low-paid and insecure. Among the working classes, pensions and health insurance were virtually unheard of. But labor laws passed during the 1930s dramatically increased the number of workers whose jobs provided a living wage, employment security and benefits. Workers' right to bargain collectively further restricted employers' ability to exploit them. Although large numbers of workers remained in bad jobs, the trend was toward expanding workers' access to decent jobs...
...case, UNESCO policy is misconceived, because it is predicated on the assumption that the Taliban legitimately controls the statues. We would not be willing to bargain with terrorists for the release of a person; it is inconceivable that we would be willing to make a deal over a carved piece of stone, however rich in historical significance. In both cases, the aggressor possesses power because they have control over what is not theirs...
...inappropriate to bargain with the Taliban over the statues, then what may we do? Any physical retaliation would be a disproportionate response--although the statues are precious, they certainly do not warrant the loss of human life. Instead, we should redirect our energies toward helping those people who already bear the burden of living under an oppressive regime. The senseless barbarisms that the Taliban may perpetrate should not distract from our obligation to render humanitarian assistance to the people who live under...
...Tuesday started off with some bargain hunting, but it isn't likely to be the big bounce. Before the bell, the Commerce Department reported that February retail sales - need I remind anyone that consumer spending is two thirds of the U.S. economy and its safety net in hard times? - dropped 0.2 percent, dramatically lower than Wall Street forecasts for a 0.3 percent gain. And without auto sales - think lower interest rates and car loans - it was even worse...
...what seems like a bargain, leave it at that. Don't ask the passenger next to you what he paid for his seat. He may have got that $7 ticket you thought should be yours...