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...this opposition exists. Quite simply, it is because a substantial proportion of the British people do not want to be in the E.U. The cause of this opposition lies in the increasing disempowerment of both the British individual and the British state. Moreover, the British taxpayer has to pay a very substantial amount of money to the E.U. each year, an organization that cannot, will not or dare not, tell us how it is all spent. Elliott makes the point that the U.S. wants Britain to be central to European policy; that's all very well, but it is increasingly...
...Conservative Party does not explain why this opposition exists. Quite simply, it exists because a substantial proportion of the British people do not want to be in the E.U. They see the increasing disempowerment of both the British individual and the British state. Moreover, the British taxpayer has to pay a substantial amount of money to the E.U. each year, to an organization that cannot, will not or dares not tell us how it is all spent. C.S. Lewis, Derby, England
...fishermen get the worst deal of all: the work gets harder and the pay gets less. Down one lane in a waterfront neighborhood, Danilo Ante sits at home with his girlfriend and four kids between fishing trips. On his last job, Ante took home about $21 for six weeks of work on the high seas. "In the past, there were only a few fishermen," he says. "But now we get fewer fish because there are more boats on the water." Even if his boats keep catching less fish, Ante doesn't have a lot of options in General Santos...
...Healthier Way to Pay Doctors," Jeffrey Kluger writes, "Any job that averages $179,000 per year and lets you be your own boss is a job most folks wouldn't turn down" [Oct. 26]. I wonder if "most folks" would be willing to first invest 10 years of their life for training, after college, in order to qualify. I also wonder if "most folks" would be willing to regularly jump out of bed at 2 a.m. and run to the hospital. Would "most folks" consider this job "being your own boss" after they learn about the enormous regulatory and financial...
...decades. The legislation creates a new seven-member council to oversee and restore the fragile Delta, imposes a 20% conservation mandate for cities by 2020 and requires the monitoring of groundwater levels throughout the state. It also places a $11.1 billion bond on next November's ballot to pay for overhauling the water system. The bond measure is larded with water projects statewide in an attempt to encourage passage...