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Although Zimbabwe’s land reforms often become political largesse to the president’s cronies, the root problem is individual rights violations from unconstrained, arbitrary government. Shirking the Golden Straitjacket of liberal economic policies that prevent political oppression and encourage economic development, Zimbabwe has donned the Incredible Shrinking Economy and the infamy of starvation amidst political tyranny. While unfavorable weather may diminish harvests, bad government is the real cause of hunger and famine. All of the 25 worst nourished nations of the world suffer under bad government and supposed “social rights” policies...
Here's my concern: though a reverse mortgage can be a good financial move under the right circumstances, it can also be an unnecessary straitjacket. Many seniors, hurt by falling yield payouts from their retirement accounts, are casting about for ways to maintain their standard of living. At the same time, lenders are marketing reverse mortgages more aggressively--all in all, a recipe for trouble. So here's what you (or your parents) need to know...
...would not have agreed to become Finance Minister. TIME: Do you plan on remaining in politics when your term is up? Veltchev: Most likely not. I'm trying not to make long-term plans for myself, only for Bulgaria. TIME: Many people feel that the IMF keeps you straitjacketed. Veltchev: I felt that was more the case last year than this year. These days, thanks to my reputation, the IMF is more lenient and gives me more freedom. But even last year, the straitjacket was a comfortable one, because they are acting for our own good and are recommending policies...
...forcing the state government to adequately fund education, but they also passed a proposal restricting the state's ability to raise taxes. So the state had to increase school funding but wasn't allowed to raise money to pay for it, and the government tied itself into a fiscal straitjacket...
...contained a number of national statistics about assaults by “male fraternity members” that were never justifiably or directly linked to any events at Harvard’s final clubs. It refused to recognize that final clubs differ greatly amongst themselves and tried instead to straitjacket all of the clubs into the stereotype of abusive, dangerous institutions. For example, the RUS never properly explained how the Porcellian Club could attack women when it refuses to admit non-members (and, by implication, all females) beyond its foyer. Misleading information that seeks to lump the eight different clubs...