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...Chatham House. "People are moving in and out of the market on a daily basis." The market is especially open to speculation since oil is traded in futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange, where traders are betting on what oil will be worth in a month or two, rather than on its actual value today...
...person interested in reality, I much appreciated Michael Kinsley's Essay on the government stimulus package [Dec. 15]. The media regularly say the "taxpayer has been hit again." I don't recall my taxes being affected. Rather, we have borrowed again, and not from fellow Americans--but from China, Japan and other countries. Have we come to the point that we may have more clout in the world militarily but others have more clout economically? I have read that what really brought the U.S. out of the Great Depression was World War II. Could it be that what brought...
...security. The government cannot guarantee a 3% return over inflation. And we already have a national pension system called Social Security, which is going bankrupt. All pension plans, regardless of the form, depend on real economic growth. You would better serve your readers by educating them to these realities rather than indoctrinating them with the obfuscations of self-serving Democratic politicians. There are real solutions out there. Time should uncover and report them. Thomas Maskell, POLAND, OHIO...
...committee appointed by University President Drew G. Faust to examine community and police relations at Harvard announced that its report would likely not be ready for release until March, rather than later this month as originally planned. The delay, which was first reported by The Boston Globe, cited a need to be thorough in listening to students and groups on campus. But several minority student groups said that they have already noticed heightened efforts by University administrators and the Harvard University Police Department to address potential racially sensitive practices on campus.“Honestly...
...That said, I do know of certain firms who might give your resume an extra look over if they know you fit into a certain minority category,” he adds, “but I’d say that’s the exception, rather than the norm...