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...Security solvent as far into the future as projections can be made. But even if the “middle” projection proves to be accurate, there is no need to privatize Social Security. As Democrats and some Republicans have consistently pointed out, a modest correction in the formula for Social Security can overcome the deficits predicted, without the need for drastic structural change. Slightly raising the payroll tax, raising the cap on taxable income above $90,000, raising the retirement age, progressively indexing benefits, or a combination of any these will assure the program’s solvency...
...food company, with chocolate making up only about 10% of global sales. Now the company is concentrating specifically on healthy foods, reorganizing to create a stand-alone nutrition division as of April 1 in the U.S. and globally on Jan. 1, 2006. The unit will include everything from baby formula to PowerBars. In 2004, four years after Nestl bought the PowerBar brand, nutrition products brought the company more than $4 billion in global sales. "CEO Peter Brabeck was on a nutrition kick long before it was fashionable," says Prudential analyst John McMillin, "but now there's a greater focus...
...Smooth Finish Three banks seeking greater influence over the running of Formula One claimed victory in their legal dispute with the sport's supremo Bernie Ecclestone. The banks own 75% of SLEC, the firm that controls Formula One Holdings...
...recommendation, nor does the A.A.P. advise that. We use the phrase "sleeping in proximity to," not "in the same bed with," your baby. We advise that so the mother can respond promptly to an infant's hunger. You also incorrectly implied that the A.A.P. supports the use of "a formula supplement ... for underweight babies." No such recommendation is contained in the policy statement...
...Hong Kong film with sub-Hollywood production values when they could cheaply get their fix at home. With box office disappearing, the only sure money in moviemaking came from video rights, which meant an increasing number of films were made with a VCD expressly in mind?not a formula for cinematic greatness. "Videos are like drugs to us," says Peter Chan, a director and head of independent film company Applause Pictures. "You can't get off them, because it's the only way to make money off a film, but it's killing theatrical...