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Would that Bolton sang as well as he sells, for My Secret Passion is a grotesque example of what can happen when a famous amateur suffering from delusions of adequacy falls into the hands of cynical record executives looking to boost the bottom line by any means necessary. The results sound just like--well, like Michael Bolton singing Italian opera arias in the shower. Too bad Norman Bates wasn't there to cut things short...
...like his familiarity with market economics. Conservatives accuse him of neglecting inland provinces, and the Young Turks of Beijing are jealous of his rapid rise. All these factors make Zhu less threatening and more acceptable to President and party leader Jiang Zemin. Also, one needs to consider what will happen to those who push reforms faster than the party elders want. Two very powerful leaders were removed from the scene in the past 10 years because they moved too quickly to enact reforms. MOHSIN A. VAHIDY Karachi...
...chances that anyone will die from an asteroid collision with Earth are close to zero [SPACE, March 23]. Perhaps we should take a look at another threat to countless lives, the nuclear bombs around the world. What would happen if one of those went off? NATHAN S. VAN CUREN Maryville, Tenn...
...real trouble with bank mergers [BUSINESS, March 23] is the concentration of wealth in a few places. If one of these new megabanks makes a large error, such as unsecured loans overseas, a sizable percentage of U.S. wealth could be endangered. Some will say, "It can't happen." People said exactly the same thing in 1931 and 1932! JOHN L. DUNHAM Dayton, Ohio...
Another unspoken liability is the possibility that later on a tax will be levied on a Roth's earnings. It's hardly unthinkable, though Senator Roth maintains it'll never happen because of the "political hailstorm" that would ensue. But Social Security benefits weren't taxed before the 1980s. Real estate deductions were greatly curbed in 1986. In 20 years, predicts Robert Walsh, a tax professor at Marist College, if Social Security is bankrupt, "the politicians will see this huge pot of money called the Roth, and they won't be able to leave it alone." The Roth...