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...despite conservative rants about the inefficiency of government programs, only one percent of the money going into Social Security is currently spent on administration fees. This figure is in comparison to the 15 to 20 percent companies in Chile are charging their clients to maintain retirement accounts in the country??s privatized system. Moreover, despite its imperfections, the current system provides something privatization cannot: reliability. Just as stock markets rocket up, they also tumble down, often for years at a time. While the current system does not leave the possibility of “making it big?...
Nye’s message is more applicable now than ever. He says the book was an effort to make people understand his philosophy of “soft power.” He has described the term as “a country??s cultural or ideological appeal as a source of power and influence.” It provides, he argues, a healthier alternative to “hard power,” which consists of military intervention...
...after the victory, “it was a little bit of a game within a game. I think Dov has played so well for us this year, and it was no secret that Jimmy Howard was considered one of the best goalies in the country??and should be. And I think that Dov, in his mind, felt that he wanted to have the stage a little bit, and I think he performed that...
...indicative of just how deep and institutionalized this political imbalance has become. Things need to change. Bias should be kept to a healthy minimum in the classroom, and schools need to make a much more serious effort to recruit faculty that better reflects the full range of this country??s political views...
...final performance, “Nine Lives,” is a composite of three pieces by Lyle Lovett and is the source of the “country?? part of the title. This movement is the culmination of the show’s blend of classical and modern. Kaufman and Walker, who staged the segment based on D. Pelzig’s interpretation, do an admirable job of making the music accessible to all members of the audience...