Word: oughtness
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...women impatient with politics as usual but a bit frightened of Eugene V. Debs and his Socialist Party. While many Progressives could not see past their pet causes, T.R. managed to bring them together in a big tent held aloft by the idea that the government, which ought to serve the people, had been hijacked by special interests. "To destroy this invisible government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day," the Progressive platform declared...
...bunch of things the government should do, and things non-governmental groups should do. Raise the income and wages of low-income workers. Basic things like raising the minimum wage. Helping with grassroots campaigns, ballot initiatives in several states to raise the minimum wage. I think we ought to expand earned-income tax credits. One method available for single workers is to eliminate the marriage penalty. Raise the wages of low-income workers in the service economy, where many millions are now. There will be millions more in that economy. If they're able to organize and have a union...
...Immigration Anxiety All Over In "Bush Is Smart on the Border?and His Party Isn't" [May 29], columnist Joe Klein stated that the Republicans most opposed to accommodating illegal immigrants are "white, Southern and Western, suburban and rural, working class." But Klein ought to be aware that right in New York City there is strong opposition to making it easier for illegals to become citizens. New Yorkers can spot a scam, and this one is huge. Gahan Haskins New York City...
...leading terrorism experts are clear on one thing: that in terms of protecting America, we are almost never going to know a place or a time of an attack. So there are plenty of people in the government who feel that this [method] is something that the American people ought to know about. If they know what it looks like, they might be able to spot it if they...
...rapturous applause from the U.S. supporters. The U.S. lives. The Yanks could still advance with a win over Ghana and a Czech loss to Italy. It's a long shot, but it is now clear that they have the loudest fans in the group. Maybe in the tournament. That ought to count for something...