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...others concluded that Social Security just wasn't a good investment, based on what taxpayers put in and what they ultimately get out. The President's commission underscored that point, noting that the typical man born in 2000 could expect his Social Security benefits, after inflation, on average to equal less than the 1% annual return on the taxes he paid into the system over his life...
...Democrats have paid a heavy and honorable price for their support of equal rightsfirst for African Americans and now for homosexuals. But they have also been enthralled by the most intolerant of their interest groups. The liberal hostility to funding faith-based social programswhich are provided mostly by poor black and Latino congregations who need the financial helpis a witlessly secularist reaction against some of the most successful antipoverty efforts in the U.S. The liberals' defense of abortion beyond the first trimester has no moral rationale unless the life of the mother is at risk. Their full-throated embrace...
...Even the U.S. government has jumped in. Scott Kilner, minister counselor for economic affairs at the U.S. embassy in Rome, says his office has been following the Parmalat scandal closely. "We want to be sure that in this case, like in others, U.S. companies are receiving fair and equal treatment," he said. As for Parmalat's own management, while many executives have acknowledged to magistrates that they played a role in the fraud, most point the finger at Tanzi as the mastermind. Tanzi, however, blames others, particularly Tonna. If found guilty, both men could face jail sentences of five years...
...definition of marriage has changed many times in our history,” Ginsburg said. “All of those changes have made marriage more of an equal union...
Scarlett Johansson agreed to be the voice of a new character, Mindy the Mermaid, with equal enthusiasm. “I was just shocked because her performance in Lost in Translation was just amazing,” Hillenburg says. “So we just really lucked...