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Personal Finance > Retirement Should Social Security benefits be abolished?

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Social Security benefits and the social security system should be abolished. The system is bankrupt, will continue to be bankrupt, stifles economic growth, and does not grant any ownership in the funds or benefits to those paying into the system. Workers and employers make their payments to the government, and the government... More..

Personal Finance > Stock Market Investing in oil

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The recent collapse in the price of oil from a high of $147 per barrel of oil to the current price of approximately $108 per barrel has caused a similar decline in the prices of most oil company stocks. Some companies in the oil patch are not dependent on the price of oil for their profits, while others have profits directly... More..

Personal Finance > Stock Market Investing in global warming

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There are many companies that will prosper during a period of global warming. The consequences of global warming will benefit companies that produce energy without using fossil fuels, that can develop seeds and plants that resist drought and heat, that produce fertilizer to make soil more productive, that produce vehicles us... More..

Celebrations & Holidays > Gift Advice Gift guide to choosing gloves

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The Gift of Gloves: How May I Glove Thee? Let me Count the Ways There are few more practical gifts than gloves, and gloves come in so many different styles and materials that gloves are one of the easiest gifts to give. Gloves, even of the finest quality, are rarely so expensive as to be beyond the average gift budget. For e... More..

Personal Finance > Financial Planning The financial issues of divorcing

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Financial Issues of Divorcing The financial issues of divorce, though complicated, fall into three general categories: (1) the separation of the spouses' property, (2) the ongoing support of the non-wage earning or lower-wage earning spouse, and (3) the ongoing support of the minor children. These issues are not governed the... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center What role should the US play in reducing the production of illicit drugs-such as cocaine and heroin-in places like Bolivia and Afghanistan?

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There are many challenges facing the United States at home and abroad, and thus devoting resources to very minor threats to the United States is wasteful and distracting at best, and at worst detrimental to thwarting greater challenges to the security of the United States. The United States is in Afghanistan for one purpose:... More..

Personal Finance > Stock Market The best high risk stocks to buy

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The Best High Risk Stocks to Buy Today What sector of the stock market has been badly battered this year losing close to 30% of its value? It is a sector historically with low risk, but now is fraught with risk: bank stocks. Is now the time to invest in bank stocks? Bank stocks have spilled red ink this year with the triple-... More..

Business > Business (Other) Facilities manager's guide to selecting an industrial painting contractor

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"Well begun is half done" is good advice for your industrial painting job, and the best way to start well is to select a competent, safe, industrial painting contractor. The top five considerations in selecting your industrial painting contractor are: Reputation. Was the contractor referred from a trusted source, or has the ... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Economic News Financial crisis: There's plenty of blame to go around

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Financial Crisis: There's Plenty of Blame to Go Around Oh, where to start, there is so much blame to go around. Let's start first with loan officers and complicit customers who together completed mortgage loan applications for adjustable rate mortgages that depended not on the customer's "stated income" (wink-wink), but on t... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should smoking be allowed in public places?

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To decide whether smoking should be allowed in public places, it is helpful to start from whether a smoker has a right to smoke in a public place. The answer to that question is "no"; there is no federal or state constitutional right to smoke in a public place. Certain rights of citizens in public places - commonly referred ... More..

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