The High Cost of Good Intentions and US Debt
The piece argues long term fiscal health hinges on entitlement reform amid partisan rifts. Stanford economist John F. Cogan cites pension and Social Security expansion as permanent baselines fueling debt, noting bipartisan leadership and public buy in are missing while the nation edges toward a fiscal cliff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Stanford Economics
John F. Cogan
Wall Street Journal
Cogan
Journal
Washington
Mr. Cogan
Beltway
Reed contact details for New York senators and reps
The text lists mailing addresses for U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in Washington and Albany, Claudia Tenney representing the 22nd District with both New Hartford and Albany offices, and John Katko serving the 24th and 120th Districts with Oswego and Fulton addresses. It provides street addresses in Washington DC and New York state locations.
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Claudia Tenney
French Road
New Hartford
N.Y
Unthinkable wars across distant places and crises rise
David M. Shribman discusses how peripheral disputes become major conflicts, tracing historical crises from Korea to Indochina and Chad. He notes a pattern of improbable flashpoints becoming real dangers, with Kim Jong Un and North Korea at the center, and cites RAND expert Bruce Bennett on the current strain.
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United States
North Korea
East Asia
Korea
Senate
House
Congo
Falklands
Chad
Caribbean
Grenada
Morocco
Afghanistan
Canada
Thomas Jefferson
North Africa
Jimmy Carter
Iran
North America
Donald J. Trump
Bruce W. Bennett
Rand Corp
Trump
Kim Jong UN
Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong Il
France
Indochina
Pentagon
Harry Truman
U.S
Louis A. Johnson
Truman
Southeast Asia
Johnson
Vietnam
Edward Miller
Dartmouth College
Ken Burns
PBS
David M. Shribman
The
Post-Gazette
Dshribman
Postgazette .Com
Shribmanog
History Highlights for September 18 in World Events
On September 18 various events marked history including the 1947 enactment of the National Security Act creating the National Military Establishment and Defense Secretary post, Tiberius becoming emperor in AD 14, Washington laying the Capitol cornerstone in 1793, and CBS debuting in 1927. The date also notes Khrushchev, Jimi Hendrix, Patricia Hearst, Ford museum dedication, Fatal Attraction release, Bush Iraq troop plan, Chicago teachers strike end, and North Korea condemnation in 2016. Samuel Johnson quote closes the round.
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Tiberius
Augustus
George Washington
U.S
Chile
Spain
Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting System
CBS
Mukden
Japan
Manchuria
Nikita Khrushchev
Wall Street
Empire State Building
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.N. General Assembly
Khrushchev
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Rhodesia
Jimi Hendrix
London
Patricia Hearst
FBI
San Francisco
Symbionese Liberation Army
Gerald R. Ford
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Michael Douglas
Glenn Close
Paramount Pictures
George W. Bush
White House
South Lawn
Iraq
Chicago
Rahm Emanuel
United States
South Korea
North Korea
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Charlies Schumer Hart
Washington, D.C
Kirsten Gillibrand
Dirksen
Legislative Office
Albany, N.Y
John Katko
W. Oneida St
Oswego
N. Second St. Fulton
Democrats
Associated Press
Samuel Johnson
the Palladium-Times
Oswego CountyNewsNow.com
New York
Associ
First St
Andrew Poole
Palitimes.com
Oswego Palladium-Times
USPS
Palladium Times
1St Street
Palltimes
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