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...moral decisions, and a rejection of using government to enforce “traditional moral values.” In fact, if I were so reckless as to use the “L-word,” I might just call this a nation-wide, long-term shift in a socially liberal direction...
...presidential candidate in this year’s council race, Nicolais emphasizes the social value of HoCos, which have argued they have been most hurt by the shift in spending priorities...
...could literally remake politics, as Roosevelt did with his New Deal, which during the depths of the Depression created a vast web of entitlements that raised Americans' living standards and gave Democrats a lock on Congress for many decades. Bush's ownership society would embrace a new philosophy, shifting to working stiffs the responsibility for spending and investing wisely--and in the process fundamentally changing Americans' relationship with the government. They would own their own risk, essentially, with a direct stake in things like their retirement and health-care dollars. They would be able to watch benefits accrue, knowing...
...They hurt the economy. They put workers' retirement at risk." Millions of taxpayers in Britain opted into a comparable system in recent years and, amid a poor investment climate, fared worse than those who stuck with the old state-run pension system. The government ended up cutting incentives to shift into private accounts, and unscrupulous financial advisers put many workers in unsuitable investments, leading to new calls for reform and a raft of lawsuits...
...intrusion of loud beating drums and heavily distorted guitar at 5:10. The groove that is created is shattered twice more in the song, as it switches gears to an extremely rapid drum beat accompanied by rock guitar and then again at 7:10 when the drums and guitar shift genre evocations to an almost upbeat ska sound. By the song’s end, the listener has no idea how he got from point A to point B, but in all of its abruptness, the transition somehow seems almost natural...