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...China or because people believe that cheap labor in India and China will drive down wages everywhere else, the rise of the two Asian giants is now viewed as a threat as much as it is a triumph. Globalization has been turned around from something that makes poor people poorer to a phenomenon that makes rich people poor...
Sachs neglected to mention that one reason more deaths occur in poorer nations is their extreme overpopulation. Moreover, governments disburse their money as they see fit. If those poor nations, many of which have extensive internal political corruption, choose to pay for things other than more hospitals, better roads and coastal barriers, they have no one to blame but themselves when disaster strikes. Poor nations of the world, take heed: Spend your money wisely, and hold your politicians accountable...
...does. Jan Hamilton Powell Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. I wholeheartedly agree with TIME's choice of Bush. Dubya's footprints have been large; it is a pity they have mostly been going backward. The President is no revolutionary but a reactionary pushing against the progressive tide. Americans feel poorer, less safe and less free than four years ago. Despite a narrow election victory in threatening times, Bush tells himself he has a mandate to shake things up. Look out, America. Look out, world! Jeff Bennetzen Bogart, Georgia, U.S. Bush has made some hard choices during his four years, some...
...come to play in their lives, their expectations and their peace of mind. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed it into law in August 1935, he didn't use the word crisis because he didn't have to: 20% of the country was out of work, and no one was poorer than the elderly. "We can never insure 100% of the population against 100% of the hazards and vicissitudes of life, but we have tried to frame a law which will give some measure of protection to the average citizen and to his family against the loss...
...WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH TIME'S choice of Bush. Dubya's footprints have been large; it is a pity they have mostly been going backward. The President is no revolutionary but a reactionary pushing against the progressive tide. Americans feel poorer, less safe and less free than four years ago. Despite a narrow election victory in threatening times, he tells himself he has a mandate to shake things up. Look out, America. Look out, world...