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...ranks of those who pay no income tax does raise an important question that both Obama and McCain failed to fully answer during the current campaign: How the heck are we going to finance our government? The question has been looming for a while because of the chronic deficits of the Bush years and the soon-to-escalate demands on Social Security and Medicare. It has gained urgency lately, with Washington committing vast sums to fighting financial panic and with more deficit-financed emergency aid surely...
...Gail R. Wilensky presented her candidate’s proposal to provide tax credits of $5,000 per family or $2,500 for an individual, as well as a “Guaranteed Access Plan” for those people who cannot receive coverage due to conditions such as chronic illnesses...
...Several chronic infirmities afflicted the international economic order in the 1920s: the massive destruction World War I inflicted on key economies like those of Britain, France and Germany, and the lingering distortions in trade, capital flows and exchange rates occasioned by the punitive Treaty of Versailles. Memories of the war's bitter fighting and vengeful conclusion had rendered the international atmosphere toxic, making a mockery out of the one transnational institution to have emerged from the conflict, the League of Nations. Adding to those abundant ills was the near religious faith in the sacred orthodoxies of laissez-faire...
...Tranquileyes Hydrating Therapy The Tranquileyes kit has received many an accolade from chronic dry-eye sufferers and is also recommended for people who suffer eye discomfort from contact lenses, LASIK surgery and air travel - as well as migraines, allergies and aging. This is a bewildering production involving goggles, hot and cold moisture pads and heat-producing "ThermoEye" gel packs - all meant to create an invigorating yet ailment-easing atmosphere. After peeling off my contacts, I tried the heat therapy using the gel packs - which was like a sauna for my peeps - for 45 minutes. Verdict: Ahhh! Price: from...
...Studies also show that peer victimization becomes increasingly stable over time, with the same children enduring such negative experiences throughout childhood and adolescence," write the authors of a study on victimization, published in the current issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. "The consequences associated with high and chronic victimization are manifold and include depression, loneliness, low self-esteem, physical health problems, social withdrawal, alcohol and/or drug use, school absence and avoidance, decrease in school performance, self-harm and suicidal ideation...