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...there was ever anything in my life that I could take back, this would be it.' JOHN ENSIGN, U.S. Senator from Nevada, apologizing for having an extramarital affair with an aide...
According to a recent report, 131 million people would take the deal of a public health-care plan, including two-thirds of those who now have private insurance. What does that say about the wishes of the American people? Yet the worry seems all about driving the private health-insurance industry out of business. There are at least two bills now in Congress that would provide a universal public plan--including how to pay for it--and help health-insurance workers displaced by it. But it looks as though we once again may wind up with what the lobbyists...
Thank you for your article about Flight 447 and the history of aviation, which, as a 17-year-old technology fan, I found remarkable [June 15]. It opened my eyes to everything I take advantage of in this world filled with gadgets that can do anything and with practically immediate travel all over the globe. Maybe America should take a lesson from less technologically advanced nations, whose citizens, instead of being in sync with their computers and cell phones, are probably in sync with their families, their lives and their surroundings. All the things we "need" are just pulling...
...gone into reverse. The latest household debt-load reading from the Federal Reserve is 128%, and while nobody knows exactly where the percentage will end up, a lot lower seems like a safe prediction. Which means that for years to come, American households will be spending less than they take...
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