Our View Chile privatized Social Security as model for US
The piece argues privatization could work in the United States as it has in Chile. It cites Jose Pinera and Chile’s 1981 system with 10 percent wage deposits, fund choices, and a safety net. It notes long term real returns above 10 percent and warns of Social Security’s impending deficits and political disputes. It urges US politicians to study Chile at the presidential summit.
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Chile
United States
Jose Pinera
Labor and Social Security
Pinera
America
Cato Institute
Health care crisis critique and cost trade-offs
Thomas Lowell argues that the so-called health care crisis stems from unrealistic expectations about someone else paying for care. He notes costs rise with care, HMOs shifting elderly patients, and politicians promising rights without funding. He traces origins to World War II fringe benefits and warns against masking costs with rhetoric.
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Hmos
Lowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Principle in America Fails Ethics Deteriorates in Clinton Era
CAL THOMAS argues ethics collapsed by 1988 with Espy and Scudi cases showing double standards under Bill Clinton. He contrasts Eisenhower’s trust with Clinton’s alleged lies, urging defense of principled conduct amid political pragmatism. Thomas frames a culture where rules apply unevenly to officials and advocates for enduring standards.
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Mike Espy
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USA Today
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U.S. Navy
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Scudi
Mussolini
Carl Henry
United States
Walt Harrington
Tom Brokaw
Stephen Ambrose
Eisenhower
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