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Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Could a single global currency work?Smallicon
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One world single currency has a nice ring to it. It's has though the world were one country with one identity. This is the attraction to single currency, in that we are all closer together through cash. There are so many problems with this idea but the main one is sovereignty. In the US the amount of currency in the system is... More..

Business > Finance & Insurance Are banks that do business in Connecticut fulfilling their responsibilities to lend under the TARP?Smallicon
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Whether or not TARP is making banks provide loans is not the right question. Banks have to lend money because that's what they do in order to exist. Banks lend money because business or start-up businesses have the prospect of seeing a profit which in turn yield bank profits in repaying loans. To say that banks will succeed i... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Did the Supreme Court rule correctly in the New Haven firefighters case?Smallicon
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If the case of Ricci Vs DeStefano were ruled different, it would have been a milestone in discrimination law and tipped the balance toward a lesser color blind society giving advantages to individuals based on race. Why? Because it would have defined discrimination on test results related to job performance, a clear departure... More..

Sports & Recreation > College Basketball Are UConn coaches paid what they are worth?Smallicon
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Its a sad state of affairs when class envy has made us weigh in on the salary of the states most successful public figure to come around since...well, ever. Jim Calhoun has given the state a sense of pride and joy in his job as UConn head basketball coach. Who would have thought that UConn would ever make it to the final four... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Is Christianity failing God?
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By definition Christianity must fail God. Christianity, at least a member with a clear understanding of it, ought to know that we are all sinners and that in Gods eyes we must confess, repent and pray. To what would it look like if Christianity were to "fail" God if something other then being sinners before him were not it? O... More..

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