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While PRAs, as the President envisions them, will not solve Social Security’s sustainability problems—this will be the role of tough choices on how to slow the long-term growth in benefits—there are other compelling reasons to implement them. PRAs give Americans greater opportunity to exercise control over their retirement savings, instead of forcing them to buy into the antiquated pay-as-you-go government system. It is this choice that makes PRAs a good addition to Social Security, even if the current system were not in trouble. In addition, the claim...
This isn't a science-fiction extravaganza. Ishiguro wisely keeps the focus tight and close on everyday life. He follows the trio's feuds, their adolescent trysts (eventually they form a classic love triangle), their hopes and their slow awakening to and acceptance of the gruesome sacrifice that will be expected of them. ("After all, it's what we're supposed to be doing, isn't it?" says Ruth.) Cut off from the world, the children become pathetically obsessed with anything that might give them a tiny taste of what life is like for normal people. Ruth's most deeply...
...those who find likeability too much of a stretch, Sanders advises that at the very least they should strive to be polite. The basic rules are pretty, well, basic: No screaming, hanging up phones, slamming doors and expressing biting sarcasm. The bottom line for really slow learners: "Just be quiet and stop being so unfriendly...
...have to work exponentially harder to be likeable." The second is relevance: "If you possess a skill that will help someone complete a task, you are relevant to that person. If you appeal to someone's need to laugh, your relevance is your sense of humor." Third comes empathy: Slow down and walk a mile in your colleagues' wing tips. Finally, keep it real. Your colleagues can spot a phony...
...Extreme poverty is so tragic. Sudden natural disasters like a tsunami mobilize a large number of people and money for a short period of time, while the slow but massive wave of poverty and death in Africa doesn't attract the world's attention in the same way. When we try to help those affected by disasters and extreme poverty, however, we shouldn't focus on the overwhelming number of the dead but simply try to do something good for others. Tadashi Kawabe Fukuoka City, Japan...