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the view from the couch: February 2012
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The view from the couch. Friday, February 24, 2012. Contraception Wars and Woes. I share at least one attribute of the Catholic Bishops, now at war with the Obama administration: I don’t want to talk about contraception, either. Had the Obama administration announced their “compromise” first, rather than second, after a bit of clerical harrumphing, the issue may have left the public square and gone away. Indeed, more than half the states, as it’s been pointed out, already have simil...It’s not clea...
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the view from the couch: Not Saving Social Security, Again (An Update)
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The view from the couch. Thursday, February 16, 2012. Not Saving Social Security, Again (An Update). It is actually called the federal Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program. So, you may call them taxes, but they are premiums. Do you want to stop paying your fire, car, life insurance premiums? Insurance is usually a bet, because no one knows what hazards lie ahead or how long anyone lives. Do you moan the loss of your car insurance if you never have a wreck? On the K. C. Star’...And now, we...
