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There are cases, obviously, where sexual entanglements do occur. It appears, however, that even intraservice marriage can be penalized. At the Army's Fort Devens, Captain Michael Jalinsky, a West Pointer with an impressive record, was abruptly relieved of his command of a company and made the "alcohol and drug officer," a post that will not enhance his military career. The reason for his setback: he married Sergeant Sue-Anne Pierce and thus violated his post commander's dictum against "fraternization" between officers and lower ranks...
Alter is best at creating an atmosphere for the seemingly epiphanal moments in the book. The only difficulty is that these moments, when they finally occur, do not always fulfill the promise of their set-ups. For example, a fat man determines to lose a lot of weight, once and for all, and let his slothful habits fall by the wayside. The description of his decision and the absurd steps he takes are fine, but after he gets all cranked up, he simply and predictably caves in again. These trivial moments of neo-existential despair wear kind of thin. Alter...
Only a decade ago, many prophets were foreseeing an era of accelerating radicalism; that did not occur...
...solution is not to reduce Social Security benefits but to slow their great growth, permitting private pensions and personal savings to carry more of the load. That will indeed occur, Feldstein is convinced, "because politicians and union members will recognize that Social Security is becoming a lousy deal for people who pay into the system today." True, it is now a good deal for beneficiaries because they paid in low taxes years ago and are now collecting hefty benefits. But Social Security taxes are scheduled to rise so fast - from a top of $1,071 this year...
...come to the point where the crime has to occur before we can investigate it," Kelly added...