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By Petrarch | May 20, 2008 |
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China's masters are starting to act like they care about ordinary Chinese. Quite a new leaf for Communists.
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By Petrarch | May 16, 2008 |
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It's simply common sense that the nicer a life you have if you don't work, the more people will choose not to work and the pickier they will be about what job they might be willing to accept.
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By Petrarch | May 15, 2008 |
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Any financial adviser will tell you to keep two months' salary in the bank in case of an unforeseen disaster. Shouldn't the country?
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By Petrarch | May 12, 2008 |
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There are many places around the world where we should "Do Something!"
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By Petrarch | May 2, 2008 |
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Hillary and Obama might just as well walk down the street throwing rocks into people's living rooms.
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By Petrarch | Apr 30, 2008 |
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More people expect to see E.T. round the corner than their Social Security check in the mailbox 40 years from now.
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By Petrarch | Apr 22, 2008 |
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A capitalist will sell you the rope to hang himself.
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By Petrarch | Apr 17, 2008 |
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Many religious leaders and, more sporadically, the government have tried for a long time to stem the tide of divorce, without any success. Maybe it's time to let private industry, and the Invisible Hand, have a go at it.
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By Petrarch | Apr 10, 2008 |
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So four out of five Americans think we are heading in the wrong direction as a country?
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By Petrarch | Mar 27, 2008 |
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"It is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers."