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...argued that private investments will create a "All-Gain, No-Pain" fix for Social Security, as the swirling stock markets buoy the program to higher and higher returns. Yet pleasant fantasies may not serve as the basis for future policy, and there are several persuasive reasons why such painless gains will not be realized--and should not be pursued--outside the theoretical realm...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: A Secure Social Security Plan | 10/5/2000 | See Source »

...rest of the globe) needs to be weaned off oil. Lately he's relented to the political realities and been more concerned about checkbooks in the balance than Earth. But that won't stop him from turning green at the sound of derricks, dusting off all his painless alternative-energy initiatives because he knows Bush isn't really looking that far ahead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush: C'mon! You Know You Love Big Oil! | 9/27/2000 | See Source »

...Society and the American Epilepsy Society. After reviewing hundreds of studies, they strongly recommend that an electroencephalogram (EEG) be performed on all children when they experience their first non-fever-related seizure. The procedure records bursts of the brain's electrical activity and is quick (less than an hour), painless and safe. It can tell you not only what kind of seizure your child has had but also what the chances of recurrence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seize The Moment | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

...Since the $18,880, two-seat 70 m.p.g. runabout became available in December, it has been snapped up by Austin, Texas, Mayor Kirk Watson (who traded in a Chevy Tahoe), San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Utah Senator Bob Bennett and Maine Governor Angus King. It must be a more painless way of pulling in the green vote than Sierra Club dinners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Political Machine | 8/21/2000 | See Source »

Apparently diabetics feel less pain because of nerve damage caused by their condition, but no one knows why women or the elderly are more likely to suffer painless heart attacks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heart Throbs | 7/10/2000 | See Source »

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