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By No Means
The trouble with means testing Social Security. Which Bush was right on Iraq? Plus more.
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In regard to “On Bush’s ‘March to Freedom’” by the
estimable Paul Kengor, “the crux of the debate” is not what is in
human hearts — all are God’s people and thus are created equal —
but what is in human minds. It is ideas that have earthly
consequences (I am re-reading Weaver) and Middle Eastern minds are
not ready, to say nothing about the social institutions of
oppression surrounding them. A few elections in Afghanistan and
Iraq — no matter their courage, which is not in doubt at all —
will not change that reality as neither have had time as yet to
settle back fully into their milieu, although they are both headed
in that direction as the recent news makes absolutely clear with
the Shiite majority now suppressing Sunni dissent rather than vice
versa. Unfortunately, it was all predictable (and predicted)
beforehand and it will be the father who will be vindicated rather
than the son.
— Don Devine
HERSTORY MONTH
Re:
William Tucker’s Who
Are These Suckers?
While listing all the intelligent conservatives out there,
you couldn’t, if only in celebration of Women’s History Month, come
up with one woman?
— Charmian Neary
Rye, New York
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Alan Brooks| 3.14.11 @ 6:12PM
A defense tax is the way to go, as there are hidden costs of defense, hidden costs of war.
You all should have to pay the full cost of war- as this is your country; you own it.
Christian Louboutin | 6.23.11 @ 4:12AM
Kaminsky's arguments about means testing of Social Security benefits are on target. But what he does not say is that means testing may be the lesser of two evils for those with high incomes and net worths. The other evil is completely uncapping the income of which SS taxes are levied, which is being discussed as a way to increase SS taxes massively.
Creative Recreation | 8.11.11 @ 12:36AM
is good