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...rather than being sent to collectives in the country. What's more, China's one-child policy made parents protective of the tiny families they were allowed to have and reluctant to take any chances with them. "A lot of children were made to study piano simply because it kept them home and off the streets," says Long...
...pilloried for leaving profit on the table. Clark, who has a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard, made the decision because he couldn't comprehend, to his satisfaction, the credit and equity products that were being traded at the firm. So he decided to quit the business--a move that kept his bank in the black while others suffered. "I'm an old-school banker," he later said. "I don't think you should do something you don't understand, hoping there's somebody at the bottom of the organization who does...
Meanwhile, liberals’ weaknesses on these issues remain unexplored. Democrats’ support of state mandates on health insurance policies and their refusal to allow people to buy health insurance across state lines has kept prices high. As a result, a health insurance policy that costs less than $1,000 in Kentucky costs over $5,800 in New Jersey. A conservative solution to health care, which extends beyond mere tax exemptions, needs to be articulated...
...measure to require more humane confinement of farm animals passed easily in California, with 63% of the vote. The initiative, backed by the Humane Society, will ensure that at minimum penned animals have enough space to lie down, turn around and fully extend their limbs. Presently, many animals are kept in small crates that impair much of their movement. The new bill, which will become law in 2015, will impact more than 20 million animals, including egg-laying hens, breeding pigs and calves raised for veal...
...We’ve kept our nose to the grindstone,” Zafran said. “We feel like we’ve helped a lot, The governor is very thankful. She was in the headquarters today rallying the troops...