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About the coming crisis in public pensions

Nicely said, by Nick Gillespie in article #2 below: ‘There is a looming showdown in American society between public-sector employees and the rest of us, in terms of job security and, especially, unsustainable gold-plated retirement and health benefits that are working hard to bankrupt whole states.” The massive underfunding of  public pension systems results — …

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The weak link in America’s political regime

Summary:   The weak link in the American political regime is obvious from our history, but we refuse to see it.  When we are ready, then America will be on the path to reform. Try this thought experiment:  what if Ronald Reagan or George Bush Sr. abandonded Mary Jo Kopechne at Chappaquiddick in 1969?  Would his subsequent …

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