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...breakfasts are not for everyone though. Many do not welcome young children, since peace and quiet are selling points. Plus, B and Bs are known for their lovable resident cats or dogs, making them problematic for the allergy-prone. Although most have private baths--a quarter even have whirlpools--they are a poor choice for the antisocial...
Among the most important and exalted buildings to Americans is the White House, home and office to Presidents, symbol of liberty to the world. It's getting all polished up for the 200th commemoration of the day (Nov. 1) President John Adams moved into the brand-new edifice. But even now, we are not sure where those jovial Masons put the cornerstone...
...cuts the guaranteed benefits paid by the government each year to retirees (he has so far avoided actually saying he would do this), he can reduce the long-term cost of the program. And if the stock market continues its historical rate of return of 7% a year (or even if it gains a more modest 4% a year), such cuts would be painless because most beneficiaries would retire with more money than they would otherwise receive under the current system. Giving workers private accounts should also help boost the dismal national savings rate...
...relative to company earnings), workers would be stuck with lower benefits. If large numbers of retirees lost money in the market, there would be pressure on the government to bail them out, forcing a future Administration to choose between precipitating a fiscal crisis and ignoring the struggling elderly. Even if the market stays strong, some people are bound to retire and cash out their holdings in a bear market (historically, nearly 1 out of every 4 years has shown negative stock returns). This could force some people to delay their retirement until stock prices improve. And regardless...
...CHECK IS IN THE MAIL The Gore plan only delays the impending bankruptcy of the program; it doesn't solve it. Even if Gore gets the country through the retirement of the baby boomers, the cost of Social Security will continue to rise (because people are living longer), forcing what may be more painful reforms the next time around...