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...Appealing to his readers by painting a simplistic picture of the not-for-profit sector, Reich elected a sound strategy. Sure, some institutions do more for the disadvantaged than others. But the conclusion that more revenue should be raised through separation of non-profits into two groups with different taxation policies is a step in the wrong direction in terms of pushing Americans to give to charity...
...expensive and might encourage those families covered by private insurance to switch to the governmental program. The former is simply a reflection of Bush’s misplaced fiscal priorities, the latter a statement of his lack of concern for working families and his irrational hatred for the public sector. A program such as SCHIP, designed to save families money on health care, cannot be criticized for achieving those goals. Bush also took issue with the possibility–one the bill’s authors deny–that the expansion could benefit families earning...
...Lack of confidence may also mean lack of patience with new policies Sarkozy is preparing - starting with his plans to align so-called "special regimes" requiring civil servants to work fewer years to qualify for pensions closer to longer private sector schemes. To do so, Sarkozy has begun consultations with unions and their state-owned employers, and pledged to adapt the reform to the specifics of certain jobs, companies, and sectors before passing it into law and applying it - probably next year. But as they did with the month-long strikes that crippled the nation in 1995 (and eventually...
...pattern of circumstances” characterizing the PetroChina-Sudan relationship is also present in the Chevron-Burma tie. Just as PetroChina’s parent company was a major player in the Sudanese oil industry, so too is Chevron a leader in the Burmese natural gas sector. Just as oil revenue props up the Sudanese regime, so too does natural gas keep the brutal Burmese junta in power...
...visitor's business is with the private sector, then, it is almost business as usual. That is, apart from the observance of different meal times and the longer evening prayer, which starts at 7:30 p.m. and lasts anywhere from one to two hours depending on which country you are in. Still, the overall pace is still slow. The bottom line: unless it is urgent business, schedule your trip before or after Ramadan...