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RECUMBENT BICYCLE: The reclining position takes the burden off such sensitive joints as the knees and hips...
...BURDEN. You'll be hearing a lot about the terrible burden of taxes--how it is greater than ever and how the rich are carrying a bigger share. We've been having this tax argument for a generation now, and for all that time--through Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush--the Federal Government has claimed about a fifth of the gross domestic product, never varying more than a percentage point or two. (It is state and local taxes that have soared.) Claims of fabulous benefit or terrible harm from alleged changes in the federal tax burden are hollow because there...
...believe in free markets, you ought to be dubious about focused tax incentives for one thing or another. The tax burden should be spread as evenly as possible across all the economic decisions a person has to make. An incentive to do one thing is a disincentive to do everything else. A tax break for a favored industry or activity isn't less government interference in the economy: it's more...
...million. (More on why in just a bit.) Some experts are starting to think that even the current situation is more dire than anyone had realized. In October, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the results of the first nationwide survey measuring the total burden of arthritis and chronic joint symptoms. Their sobering conclusion: one-third of all American adults suffer from some type of joint disease...
...East Timor's problems go beyond insider intrigues. The biggest burden is the economy, the poorest in Asia. Unemployment is estimated to be between 50% and 65%. According to the U.N., nearly half the population earns less than 55 cents a day. Despite a preponderance of farmers, East Timor still imports rice and other staples. Meanwhile, an offshore oil drilling agreement with Australia is bogged down in negotiations. Riots are the last thing a nation desperate for foreign investment needs. "If you burn people's houses and steal their possessions," said Gusmao in a national radio broadcast, "they will leave...