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...turns out to be right, then President Bush would deserve the Nobel Peace Prize [March 21]. That contention would be laughable if it were not so sad. Bush used lies and distortions to make a case for the invasion of Iraq. After 9/11, Bush had a golden opportunity to strengthen global alliances. He could have rallied the world around the use of multilateral military and intelligence resources to address terrorism. For that, he would have deservedly stood as a Peace Prize candidate. Instead, Bush has made the world a more dangerous place, and terrorism continues to grow. Gary Allocco Albany...
...most Americans want to live in a land of opportunity. From tax cuts for the rich to handouts for insurance and credit card companies, the ownership society is about ensconcing the rich and closing out opportunities for everyone else. The best way to promote opportunity is to strengthen tried and true social programs, not dismantle them...
...phased in over a decade, to $140,000, it would lower the projected shortfall by some 43 percent. Second, we could diversify Social Security Trust Fund investments to get a higher return, which could fix about 15 percent of the problem. Reasonable steps such as these are enough to strengthen Social Security for the long-term. And a recent AARP survey revealed that most people support changes like these...
Social Security is the most successful domestic program in the U.S. history. It has lifted many older people out of poverty and helped younger Americans who have, in many cases, been relieved of providing financial support to their aging parents. This has helped strengthen the American middle class, enabling nearly 70 percent of Americans to own their own homes and millions of families to send their children to colleges and universities...
...turns out to be right, then President Bush would deserve the Nobel Peace Prize [March 21]. That contention would be laughable if it were not so sad. Bush used lies and distortions to make a case for the invasion of Iraq. After 9/11, he had a golden opportunity to strengthen global alliances. He could have rallied the world around the use of multilateral military and intelligence resources to address terrorism. For that, he would have deservedly stood as a Peace Prize candidate. Instead, Bush has made the world a more dangerous place...