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...return for that money, the Treasury gave the trust fund U.S. bonds--a wad of IOUs--and it's unfair to imply, as the commission does, that they have the value of, say, Confederate dollars. What the commissioners left out is that no one believes Uncle Sam will have trouble raising money to repay the bonds. Though the system will inevitably run aground without reform, most experts believe the Treasury will have ample surplus cash to fund retirees at least until 2025 and perhaps as late as 2038. "If someone implies that in 2016 we have to raise taxes...
...given the chance, stand naked on the field and sing a rendition of Hall & Oates' Maneater for a free bologna sandwich. Hence, when the carousel lights started blinking to signal the imminent arrival of their bags, the Mariners packed in shoulder to shoulder, each one dreaming of that juicy wad of 28 singles. "It sounds like chump change," said Perry, who doesn't make anywhere near $2.2 million, "but we can all use the money...
...believe, we were surprised by a late snowstorm, and when I couldn’t find my gum to go back on after Intermission, a fellow cast member (the Chef in the play) beckoned me outside, and there he’d built me a snow bunny, with a wad of pink bubble gum for a nose...
...believe, we were surprised by a late snowstorm, and when I couldn’t find my gum to go back on after Intermission, a fellow cast member (the Chef in the play) beckoned me outside, and there he’d built me a snow bunny, with a wad of pink bubble gum for a nose...
...meetings with bureaucrats in Nagano, an official took Tanaka's name card, and folded it with a sharp crease. In Japan, that's a way of reminding yourself to toss the card in the trash when you get home?an open gesture of disrespect. Tanaka now carries a fat wad of business cards with him and when he hands one out, he's quick to say, "Go ahead, bend it. I like breaking the rules." Tanaka will try to break the status quo?if the status quo doesn't ultimately break...