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...traditional retirement system, built on Social Security and defined-benefit pension plans, is an expensive relic of the 20th century welfare state. It discourages the creation of new jobs and encourages overseas outsourcing of existing jobs. And it also puts retirees in the vulnerable position of being dependent on inadequate government benefits and unreliable company pension plans. A system based on privatized Social Security and defined-contribution plans such as 401(k)s would be less expensive, allowing businesses to better compete in the global economy. Granted, that shifts more of the retirement burden to the individual worker, but that...
...have today. Even the fight over intelligent design, to me, is a harbinger of a trend, which is that the religious world is increasingly willing to put its issues on the table and discuss them in the context of the secular world. Let's argue about evolution vs. creation, using the framework that secular science has given...
...think about where the gamers could go,” wrote Terry, explaining that because video games do not require cable, it makes sense for gamers to use the television without cable. Many Lowellians cited the widespread dissatisfaction that plagued the house last spring as an impetus for the creation of the gaming lounge. “If you wanted to go watch The Daily Show at 11 and people were trying to play X-box on that television then that would be a problem,” said Aaron D. Chadbourne, ’06. “This...
...report also calls for the creation of full-year foundational “Courses in General Education.” It stresses “the importance of providing students access to courses that counter the fragmentation of knowledge” by looking at issues beyond the scope of any one particular course. But the report calls for these courses as well to be optional, not required...
...Collegiate Programming Contest. The 12 teams in the contest were given eight problems to solve within five hours, with the final score based on the number correct and the time it took to solve them. The teams had to come up with solutions to real world problems through the creation of computer programs. One example from this year was quantitatively ranking Supreme Court candidates based on how closely the candidates’ beliefs align with those of President Bush. “Computer science people have their own sense of humor,” said Yan Zhang...