It’s true that an aging population and rising health care costs will, under current policies, push spending up faster than tax receipts. But the United States has far higher health costs than any other advanced country, and very low taxes by international standards. If we could move even part way toward international norms on both these fronts, our budget problems would be solved.
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How are those Iranian sanctions working? or Iran's nuclear program just keeps chugging ... - 0 views
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As the Middle East continues to churn, possible out of control, Iran continues on its merry way towards inclusion in the nuclear club! In the article are just two recent examples that highlight the attempt, one in Norway and one involving Zimbabwe. This while the U.N. sanctions and President Obama seem totally incapable or without the desire to do anything about it!
Credibility, Chutzpah and Debt - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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These problems have very little to do with short-term or even medium-term budget arithmetic. The U.S. government is having no trouble borrowing to cover its current deficit. It's true that we're building up debt, on which we'll eventually have to pay interest. But if you actually do the math, instead of intoning big numbers in your best Dr. Evil voice, you discover that even very large deficits over the next few years will have remarkably little impact on U.S. fiscal sustainability. No, what makes America look unreliable isn't budget math, it's politics. And please, let's not have the usual declarations that both sides are at fault. Our problems are almost entirely one-sided - specifically, they're caused by the rise of an extremist right that is prepared to create repeated crises rather than give an inch on its demands.
Amazing House and Land Packages in Perth for First-time Buyers - 1 views
As a first-time homebuyer, I looked for house and land packages in Perth that would fit my idea of a dream house. Natures Walk offers stunning home designs; many homebuyers like me were lucky to ha...
London G20 Police outnumbered and attacked « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG - 0 views
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Inappropriate use of force brings with it trouble for the officer who transgresses, as it always did except for the fact that such things were rarely captured on cctv or mini videos - but if they ever show the footage of the anti-Vietnam war Grosvenor Square riot in 1968 you’ll see some stick happy police officer who, ultimately, got the sack
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Hardly something that should result in the local bobby from an English village being pilloried along with every other officer in the land.
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I’m-a-citizen-not-a-criminal says that those police who “just stood and watched their colleagues break the law are equally to blame”. The same goes for protesters.
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Nasty video of protester brutality
Kimberley Strassel Says the British Conservative Party Is No Example for the GOP - WSJ.... - 0 views
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The next election will instead be a referendum on a worn-out Labour movement. If Conservatives win, it will be because the party has made itself less offensive to the electorate than those currently in charge.
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He instructed the party to do "social action" projects (say, helping renovate youth centers), to show it cared about ordinary Britons.
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Beyond this bold agreement with the status quo, the party has refused to articulate its own agenda, lest any part go down badly with voters.
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Thats how it looks to me right now as well. We shall have to see what the campaign brings.
Watch Off The Record part 2 - 10th September 2009 - 0 views
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Raja Parvez Ashraf PPP and Faisal Saleh Hayat PML-Q in fresh episode of Off The Record and discussing current issues with Kashif Abbasi.
Watch Off The Record part 1 - 9th September 2009 - 0 views
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Raja Parvez Ashraf PPP and Faisal Saleh Hayat PML-Q in fresh and hot episode of Off The Record discussing current issues with Kashif Abbasi.
Watch Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath Part 2 - 31st July 2009 - 0 views
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Kamran Khan presents Special episode of Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath in Geo TV and talked with Dr. Farrukh Naseem, Farhat Ullah Babar, Haji Adeel ANP and Justice (R) Rasheed A Rizvi.
Cop gone wild- Lying and making threats just part of his job - 0 views
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Another police officer who didn't know he was being taped.
Watch Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath Special Episode Part 1 - 30th March 2009 - 0 views
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Kamran Khan presents another fresh episode of Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath in Geo TV and talk Ahmed Fraz (GEO NEWS), Afrasiab Hatak , Ameen Hafiz (GEO NEWS), Rahman Malik (PPP).
Chomsky: Is the World Too Big to Fail? The Contours of Global Order | World | AlterNet - 0 views
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What exactly is the Iranian threat? An authoritative answer is provided by the Pentagon and U.S. intelligence. Reporting on global security last year, they make it clear that the threat is not military. Iran's military spending is "relatively low compared to the rest of the region," they conclude. Its military doctrine is strictly "defensive, designed to slow an invasion and force a diplomatic solution to hostilities." Iran has only "a limited capability to project force beyond its borders." With regard to the nuclear option, "Iran's nuclear program and its willingness to keep open the possibility of developing nuclear weapons is a central part of its deterrent strategy." All quotes.
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