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I read recently that only one-third of people on South Carolina know who the Vice-President of our country is. Few people know the three branches of government. Or, the two bicameral branches of legislation. Or practically any history before Madonna or Ms. Gaga. My mother only attended and was graduated from high schoo...
high school civics course
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I read recently that only one-third of people on South Carolina know who the Vice-President of our country is. Few people know the three branches of government. Or, the two bicameral branches of legislation. Or practically any history before Madonna or Ms. Gaga. My mother only attended and was graduated from high schoo...
high school civics courses
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I grew up in Europe and nowadays not one but two languages are required to get a college degree. In fact, to get a decent job. I understand we have multiple languages there but I would have never been able to find a job and do any international work without it. Now that I live in the US and work at a multinational comp...
foreign language classes
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I grew up in Europe and nowadays not one but two languages are required to get a college degree. In fact, to get a decent job. I understand we have multiple languages there but I would have never been able to find a job and do any international work without it. Now that I live in the US and work at a multinational comp...
college bilingual requirement
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I grew up in Europe and nowadays not one but two languages are required to get a college degree. In fact, to get a decent job. I understand we have multiple languages there but I would have never been able to find a job and do any international work without it. Now that I live in the US and work at a multinational comp...
benefits of being bi-lingual
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I grew up in Europe and nowadays not one but two languages are required to get a college degree. In fact, to get a decent job. I understand we have multiple languages there but I would have never been able to find a job and do any international work without it. Now that I live in the US and work at a multinational comp...
mandatory in college
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I grew up in Europe and nowadays not one but two languages are required to get a college degree. In fact, to get a decent job. I understand we have multiple languages there but I would have never been able to find a job and do any international work without it. Now that I live in the US and work at a multinational comp...
europe
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I grew up in Europe and nowadays not one but two languages are required to get a college degree. In fact, to get a decent job. I understand we have multiple languages there but I would have never been able to find a job and do any international work without it. Now that I live in the US and work at a multinational comp...
required foreign language
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I grew up in Europe and nowadays not one but two languages are required to get a college degree. In fact, to get a decent job. I understand we have multiple languages there but I would have never been able to find a job and do any international work without it. Now that I live in the US and work at a multinational comp...
multi lingual
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veganism
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developing brains
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real food
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baby food
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real food
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nina
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brain food
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credential
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real food
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nutrition for babies
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In the absence of regulations, there would be nobody to have caught VW in the first place. In fact, VW could have spared the expense of having to trick the regulators by just spewing toxic chemicals into the atmosphere with wild abandon. Would have saved them a lot of time and effort and made the shareholders more mone...
companies
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In the absence of regulations, there would be nobody to have caught VW in the first place. In fact, VW could have spared the expense of having to trick the regulators by just spewing toxic chemicals into the atmosphere with wild abandon. Would have saved them a lot of time and effort and made the shareholders more mone...
automobile regulations
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In the absence of regulations, there would be nobody to have caught VW in the first place. In fact, VW could have spared the expense of having to trick the regulators by just spewing toxic chemicals into the atmosphere with wild abandon. Would have saved them a lot of time and effort and made the shareholders more mone...
vw cars
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In the absence of regulations, there would be nobody to have caught VW in the first place. In fact, VW could have spared the expense of having to trick the regulators by just spewing toxic chemicals into the atmosphere with wild abandon. Would have saved them a lot of time and effort and made the shareholders more mone...
uncontrolled waste disposal
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In the absence of regulations, there would be nobody to have caught VW in the first place. In fact, VW could have spared the expense of having to trick the regulators by just spewing toxic chemicals into the atmosphere with wild abandon. Would have saved them a lot of time and effort and made the shareholders more mone...
vw
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As a psychiatrist who treats depression, especially severe depression, I agree with all the pleas, such as that by Ashley from UK, to use absolutely everything to help those who suffer from this awful condition: diet, exercise, meditation, CBT, group therapy, supplements, yoga, acupuncture, religion or voodoo. And yes,...
prozac
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As a psychiatrist who treats depression, especially severe depression, I agree with all the pleas, such as that by Ashley from UK, to use absolutely everything to help those who suffer from this awful condition: diet, exercise, meditation, CBT, group therapy, supplements, yoga, acupuncture, religion or voodoo. And yes,...
depression
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As a psychiatrist who treats depression, especially severe depression, I agree with all the pleas, such as that by Ashley from UK, to use absolutely everything to help those who suffer from this awful condition: diet, exercise, meditation, CBT, group therapy, supplements, yoga, acupuncture, religion or voodoo. And yes,...
medicine
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As a psychiatrist who treats depression, especially severe depression, I agree with all the pleas, such as that by Ashley from UK, to use absolutely everything to help those who suffer from this awful condition: diet, exercise, meditation, CBT, group therapy, supplements, yoga, acupuncture, religion or voodoo. And yes,...
depression
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In 1860, the US Census reports that less than 2% of the census populations owned even one slave. Even in the Deep South, less than 4% of the population owned a slave. And, history shows that amongst the Southern slave owners were Blacks and African Americans. When one considers that most of the wealth generated by the ...
reparations
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In 1860, the US Census reports that less than 2% of the census populations owned even one slave. Even in the Deep South, less than 4% of the population owned a slave. And, history shows that amongst the Southern slave owners were Blacks and African Americans. When one considers that most of the wealth generated by the ...
slavery
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In 1860, the US Census reports that less than 2% of the census populations owned even one slave. Even in the Deep South, less than 4% of the population owned a slave. And, history shows that amongst the Southern slave owners were Blacks and African Americans. When one considers that most of the wealth generated by the ...
former colonial powers
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In 1860, the US Census reports that less than 2% of the census populations owned even one slave. Even in the Deep South, less than 4% of the population owned a slave. And, history shows that amongst the Southern slave owners were Blacks and African Americans. When one considers that most of the wealth generated by the ...
slavery
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In 1860, the US Census reports that less than 2% of the census populations owned even one slave. Even in the Deep South, less than 4% of the population owned a slave. And, history shows that amongst the Southern slave owners were Blacks and African Americans. When one considers that most of the wealth generated by the ...
african americans should seek reparations from the west african kingdoms
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In 1860, the US Census reports that less than 2% of the census populations owned even one slave. Even in the Deep South, less than 4% of the population owned a slave. And, history shows that amongst the Southern slave owners were Blacks and African Americans. When one considers that most of the wealth generated by the ...
percentage of slave ownership on 1860
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Even though I have to respect the reasoning to veganism, I do believe that there are definite risks involved. A diet based on plants does not provide a sufficient source of energy to the body. Without a source of protein or carbohydrate, the body tends to slow down and function slower. Facts are facts. All of them in t...
veganism
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Even though I have to respect the reasoning to veganism, I do believe that there are definite risks involved. A diet based on plants does not provide a sufficient source of energy to the body. Without a source of protein or carbohydrate, the body tends to slow down and function slower. Facts are facts. All of them in t...
veganism
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Even though I have to respect the reasoning to veganism, I do believe that there are definite risks involved. A diet based on plants does not provide a sufficient source of energy to the body. Without a source of protein or carbohydrate, the body tends to slow down and function slower. Facts are facts. All of them in t...
vegan
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Even though I have to respect the reasoning to veganism, I do believe that there are definite risks involved. A diet based on plants does not provide a sufficient source of energy to the body. Without a source of protein or carbohydrate, the body tends to slow down and function slower. Facts are facts. All of them in t...
vegan
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Even though I have to respect the reasoning to veganism, I do believe that there are definite risks involved. A diet based on plants does not provide a sufficient source of energy to the body. Without a source of protein or carbohydrate, the body tends to slow down and function slower. Facts are facts. All of them in t...
veganism
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Even though I have to respect the reasoning to veganism, I do believe that there are definite risks involved. A diet based on plants does not provide a sufficient source of energy to the body. Without a source of protein or carbohydrate, the body tends to slow down and function slower. Facts are facts. All of them in t...
balanced diets
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Even though I have to respect the reasoning to veganism, I do believe that there are definite risks involved. A diet based on plants does not provide a sufficient source of energy to the body. Without a source of protein or carbohydrate, the body tends to slow down and function slower. Facts are facts. All of them in t...
diet
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I don't care about most people's dual citizenship, but when someone loses a campaign to be president of the United States, and then immediately files for citizenship in another country, I am curious. What the heck is Michelle thinking? Imagine if this was not a white woman claiming citizenship in a northern European co...
dual citizenship
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I don't care about most people's dual citizenship, but when someone loses a campaign to be president of the United States, and then immediately files for citizenship in another country, I am curious. What the heck is Michelle thinking? Imagine if this was not a white woman claiming citizenship in a northern European co...
dual citizenship
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I don't care about most people's dual citizenship, but when someone loses a campaign to be president of the United States, and then immediately files for citizenship in another country, I am curious. What the heck is Michelle thinking? Imagine if this was not a white woman claiming citizenship in a northern European co...
dual citizanship
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We should have consumption (sales or VAT) taxes and capital gains taxes should be 50 percent declining one percent per quarter reaching zero in 12 1/2 years. The corporate tax rate should be zero, and C Corp. earnings should be taxed like S Corp. earnings. That would eliminate the cause of cash hoards in Corp. treasuri...
capital gains
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We should have consumption (sales or VAT) taxes and capital gains taxes should be 50 percent declining one percent per quarter reaching zero in 12 1/2 years. The corporate tax rate should be zero, and C Corp. earnings should be taxed like S Corp. earnings. That would eliminate the cause of cash hoards in Corp. treasuri...
tax
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We should have consumption (sales or VAT) taxes and capital gains taxes should be 50 percent declining one percent per quarter reaching zero in 12 1/2 years. The corporate tax rate should be zero, and C Corp. earnings should be taxed like S Corp. earnings. That would eliminate the cause of cash hoards in Corp. treasuri...
tax reform
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We should have consumption (sales or VAT) taxes and capital gains taxes should be 50 percent declining one percent per quarter reaching zero in 12 1/2 years. The corporate tax rate should be zero, and C Corp. earnings should be taxed like S Corp. earnings. That would eliminate the cause of cash hoards in Corp. treasuri...
tax rate
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Parenting or bullying? And, in any case, to what end? Ms Chua's children - and all our children - will soon learn the deprivations, hardships, worries and torments of adult life. Why be in such a rush to get them there?
extreme parenting
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Parenting or bullying? And, in any case, to what end? Ms Chua's children - and all our children - will soon learn the deprivations, hardships, worries and torments of adult life. Why be in such a rush to get them there?
parent
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Parenting or bullying? And, in any case, to what end? Ms Chua's children - and all our children - will soon learn the deprivations, hardships, worries and torments of adult life. Why be in such a rush to get them there?
bully
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I have both an EU nation passport (recently acquired) and a US passport. Note that the EU nation was very happy to give me a passport and citizenship card at their NYC consular offices once the proper paperwork was done. Let me guess; everyone against dual citizenship is afraid of a) commies b) educated folks leaving t...
dual citizenship
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I have both an EU nation passport (recently acquired) and a US passport. Note that the EU nation was very happy to give me a passport and citizenship card at their NYC consular offices once the proper paperwork was done. Let me guess; everyone against dual citizenship is afraid of a) commies b) educated folks leaving t...
citizenship
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I have both an EU nation passport (recently acquired) and a US passport. Note that the EU nation was very happy to give me a passport and citizenship card at their NYC consular offices once the proper paperwork was done. Let me guess; everyone against dual citizenship is afraid of a) commies b) educated folks leaving t...
passport
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I have both an EU nation passport (recently acquired) and a US passport. Note that the EU nation was very happy to give me a passport and citizenship card at their NYC consular offices once the proper paperwork was done. Let me guess; everyone against dual citizenship is afraid of a) commies b) educated folks leaving t...
citizenship
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I think it's about time that we treat ALL INCOME the same. If an investment earns a yearly dividend, those earnings are new money (earnings) and should be treated the same as wages or the interest on my personal savings account or my certificate of deposit. To allow capital gains to be taxed at a lower rate than the fe...
capital gains
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I think it's about time that we treat ALL INCOME the same. If an investment earns a yearly dividend, those earnings are new money (earnings) and should be treated the same as wages or the interest on my personal savings account or my certificate of deposit. To allow capital gains to be taxed at a lower rate than the fe...
income
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I think it's about time that we treat ALL INCOME the same. If an investment earns a yearly dividend, those earnings are new money (earnings) and should be treated the same as wages or the interest on my personal savings account or my certificate of deposit. To allow capital gains to be taxed at a lower rate than the fe...
lower taxation of capital gains
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I think it's about time that we treat ALL INCOME the same. If an investment earns a yearly dividend, those earnings are new money (earnings) and should be treated the same as wages or the interest on my personal savings account or my certificate of deposit. To allow capital gains to be taxed at a lower rate than the fe...
unfairness in taxation
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I think it's about time that we treat ALL INCOME the same. If an investment earns a yearly dividend, those earnings are new money (earnings) and should be treated the same as wages or the interest on my personal savings account or my certificate of deposit. To allow capital gains to be taxed at a lower rate than the fe...
dividend
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I think it's about time that we treat ALL INCOME the same. If an investment earns a yearly dividend, those earnings are new money (earnings) and should be treated the same as wages or the interest on my personal savings account or my certificate of deposit. To allow capital gains to be taxed at a lower rate than the fe...
lowering tax on a senior's cd
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Don't parents also deserve to have a choice with regards to wether or not they feed their children? Just because science and history have proven that forcing my daughter to sustain herself on just a cracker and piece of lettuce each day, that doesn't mean that I should be deprived of my ability to choose the life my da...
vaccination
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Don't parents also deserve to have a choice with regards to wether or not they feed their children? Just because science and history have proven that forcing my daughter to sustain herself on just a cracker and piece of lettuce each day, that doesn't mean that I should be deprived of my ability to choose the life my da...
parent
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Don't parents also deserve to have a choice with regards to wether or not they feed their children? Just because science and history have proven that forcing my daughter to sustain herself on just a cracker and piece of lettuce each day, that doesn't mean that I should be deprived of my ability to choose the life my da...
science
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Don't parents also deserve to have a choice with regards to wether or not they feed their children? Just because science and history have proven that forcing my daughter to sustain herself on just a cracker and piece of lettuce each day, that doesn't mean that I should be deprived of my ability to choose the life my da...
child
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Don't parents also deserve to have a choice with regards to wether or not they feed their children? Just because science and history have proven that forcing my daughter to sustain herself on just a cracker and piece of lettuce each day, that doesn't mean that I should be deprived of my ability to choose the life my da...
history
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Don't parents also deserve to have a choice with regards to wether or not they feed their children? Just because science and history have proven that forcing my daughter to sustain herself on just a cracker and piece of lettuce each day, that doesn't mean that I should be deprived of my ability to choose the life my da...
parent
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Don't parents also deserve to have a choice with regards to wether or not they feed their children? Just because science and history have proven that forcing my daughter to sustain herself on just a cracker and piece of lettuce each day, that doesn't mean that I should be deprived of my ability to choose the life my da...
mandatory for all children
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Don't parents also deserve to have a choice with regards to wether or not they feed their children? Just because science and history have proven that forcing my daughter to sustain herself on just a cracker and piece of lettuce each day, that doesn't mean that I should be deprived of my ability to choose the life my da...
parental rights
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Don't parents also deserve to have a choice with regards to wether or not they feed their children? Just because science and history have proven that forcing my daughter to sustain herself on just a cracker and piece of lettuce each day, that doesn't mean that I should be deprived of my ability to choose the life my da...
choice
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No doubt about that!! I am a Turkish guy living in the US. I can see both sides of the argument. In my opinion, US has to stay neutral between Persian, Arabs and the Israel to be able to pursue its influence in the region. Right now common belief is US is unconditionally supporting Israel and this is hurting its intere...
israel
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No doubt about that!! I am a Turkish guy living in the US. I can see both sides of the argument. In my opinion, US has to stay neutral between Persian, Arabs and the Israel to be able to pursue its influence in the region. Right now common belief is US is unconditionally supporting Israel and this is hurting its intere...
israel
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No doubt about that!! I am a Turkish guy living in the US. I can see both sides of the argument. In my opinion, US has to stay neutral between Persian, Arabs and the Israel to be able to pursue its influence in the region. Right now common belief is US is unconditionally supporting Israel and this is hurting its intere...
us support for israel
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No doubt about that!! I am a Turkish guy living in the US. I can see both sides of the argument. In my opinion, US has to stay neutral between Persian, Arabs and the Israel to be able to pursue its influence in the region. Right now common belief is US is unconditionally supporting Israel and this is hurting its intere...
middle east
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How to start re regulating? What's the difference between this now, where the govt itself seems to have no power over the banks, despite public opinion, and the banking S&L crisis when hundreds were prosecuted and jailed? Clinton started the deregulation of banks in the 90s. Lobbying and campaign donations have hugely ...
bank
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How to start re regulating? What's the difference between this now, where the govt itself seems to have no power over the banks, despite public opinion, and the banking S&L crisis when hundreds were prosecuted and jailed? Clinton started the deregulation of banks in the 90s. Lobbying and campaign donations have hugely ...
deregulation of banks
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How to start re regulating? What's the difference between this now, where the govt itself seems to have no power over the banks, despite public opinion, and the banking S&L crisis when hundreds were prosecuted and jailed? Clinton started the deregulation of banks in the 90s. Lobbying and campaign donations have hugely ...
government
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How to start re regulating? What's the difference between this now, where the govt itself seems to have no power over the banks, despite public opinion, and the banking S&L crisis when hundreds were prosecuted and jailed? Clinton started the deregulation of banks in the 90s. Lobbying and campaign donations have hugely ...
corporate lobbying
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How to start re regulating? What's the difference between this now, where the govt itself seems to have no power over the banks, despite public opinion, and the banking S&L crisis when hundreds were prosecuted and jailed? Clinton started the deregulation of banks in the 90s. Lobbying and campaign donations have hugely ...
big banks
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How to start re regulating? What's the difference between this now, where the govt itself seems to have no power over the banks, despite public opinion, and the banking S&L crisis when hundreds were prosecuted and jailed? Clinton started the deregulation of banks in the 90s. Lobbying and campaign donations have hugely ...
bank deregulation
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How to start re regulating? What's the difference between this now, where the govt itself seems to have no power over the banks, despite public opinion, and the banking S&L crisis when hundreds were prosecuted and jailed? Clinton started the deregulation of banks in the 90s. Lobbying and campaign donations have hugely ...
deregulation of banks
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How to start re regulating? What's the difference between this now, where the govt itself seems to have no power over the banks, despite public opinion, and the banking S&L crisis when hundreds were prosecuted and jailed? Clinton started the deregulation of banks in the 90s. Lobbying and campaign donations have hugely ...
bank
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The unacknowledged advantage of privileging 'starchitects'' over the local talents is that the first come with a set of standards, a rigorous vocabulary and a name that prevail over the compromises usually inherent in a developer-driven culture (cost cuts, value-engineering, the client's 'taste', etc. - whatever could ...
cities
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The unacknowledged advantage of privileging 'starchitects'' over the local talents is that the first come with a set of standards, a rigorous vocabulary and a name that prevail over the compromises usually inherent in a developer-driven culture (cost cuts, value-engineering, the client's 'taste', etc. - whatever could ...
architecture
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The unacknowledged advantage of privileging 'starchitects'' over the local talents is that the first come with a set of standards, a rigorous vocabulary and a name that prevail over the compromises usually inherent in a developer-driven culture (cost cuts, value-engineering, the client's 'taste', etc. - whatever could ...
superstar architects
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The unacknowledged advantage of privileging 'starchitects'' over the local talents is that the first come with a set of standards, a rigorous vocabulary and a name that prevail over the compromises usually inherent in a developer-driven culture (cost cuts, value-engineering, the client's 'taste', etc. - whatever could ...
local talent
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The unacknowledged advantage of privileging 'starchitects'' over the local talents is that the first come with a set of standards, a rigorous vocabulary and a name that prevail over the compromises usually inherent in a developer-driven culture (cost cuts, value-engineering, the client's 'taste', etc. - whatever could ...
local architects
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The unacknowledged advantage of privileging 'starchitects'' over the local talents is that the first come with a set of standards, a rigorous vocabulary and a name that prevail over the compromises usually inherent in a developer-driven culture (cost cuts, value-engineering, the client's 'taste', etc. - whatever could ...
architecture
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The unacknowledged advantage of privileging 'starchitects'' over the local talents is that the first come with a set of standards, a rigorous vocabulary and a name that prevail over the compromises usually inherent in a developer-driven culture (cost cuts, value-engineering, the client's 'taste', etc. - whatever could ...
` starchitects
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The unacknowledged advantage of privileging 'starchitects'' over the local talents is that the first come with a set of standards, a rigorous vocabulary and a name that prevail over the compromises usually inherent in a developer-driven culture (cost cuts, value-engineering, the client's 'taste', etc. - whatever could ...
architecture
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Oh, yes, the classical "what works in X won't work here because here is not X" pseudo-argument, also known as begging the question. The indisputable fact that here is not Japan has presumably nothing to do with whether tipping is good or not. If it does, the onus is on the writer to say why it is so. Was the author thi...
workplace
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Oh, yes, the classical "what works in X won't work here because here is not X" pseudo-argument, also known as begging the question. The indisputable fact that here is not Japan has presumably nothing to do with whether tipping is good or not. If it does, the onus is on the writer to say why it is so. Was the author thi...
japan
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Oh, yes, the classical "what works in X won't work here because here is not X" pseudo-argument, also known as begging the question. The indisputable fact that here is not Japan has presumably nothing to do with whether tipping is good or not. If it does, the onus is on the writer to say why it is so. Was the author thi...
debate techniques
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Oh, yes, the classical "what works in X won't work here because here is not X" pseudo-argument, also known as begging the question. The indisputable fact that here is not Japan has presumably nothing to do with whether tipping is good or not. If it does, the onus is on the writer to say why it is so. Was the author thi...
tip
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Oh, yes, the classical "what works in X won't work here because here is not X" pseudo-argument, also known as begging the question. The indisputable fact that here is not Japan has presumably nothing to do with whether tipping is good or not. If it does, the onus is on the writer to say why it is so. Was the author thi...
practice of tipping
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Oh, yes, the classical "what works in X won't work here because here is not X" pseudo-argument, also known as begging the question. The indisputable fact that here is not Japan has presumably nothing to do with whether tipping is good or not. If it does, the onus is on the writer to say why it is so. Was the author thi...
restaurants
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Oh, yes, the classical "what works in X won't work here because here is not X" pseudo-argument, also known as begging the question. The indisputable fact that here is not Japan has presumably nothing to do with whether tipping is good or not. If it does, the onus is on the writer to say why it is so. Was the author thi...
tip
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Oh, yes, the classical "what works in X won't work here because here is not X" pseudo-argument, also known as begging the question. The indisputable fact that here is not Japan has presumably nothing to do with whether tipping is good or not. If it does, the onus is on the writer to say why it is so. Was the author thi...
tip
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Oh, yes, the classical "what works in X won't work here because here is not X" pseudo-argument, also known as begging the question. The indisputable fact that here is not Japan has presumably nothing to do with whether tipping is good or not. If it does, the onus is on the writer to say why it is so. Was the author thi...
resturants
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So the solution is to throw yet more money at low income students, who's parents have likely not contributed to the tax base very much, keep bringing in foreign students who pay full price or more and for heavens sake keep paying the administrators millions. Who ends up getting the shaft? White middle class kids. Their...
public universities
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