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Blood and Money

Posted December 20, 2006 - 11:53pm by Curt

Newsweek has a good article about the Iraqi economy and just how well it is doing, nothwithstanding all the violence.

Blood and Money

It may sound unreal, given the daily images of carnage and chaos. But for a certain plucky breed of businessmen, there's good money to be made in Iraq.

Before Saddam took power, Iraq had a higher GDP than Spain. If the violence can be controlled, Iraq has a real chance of returning to its past glory.

Loving Your Country

Posted December 20, 2006 - 10:22pm by Curt

Pat Conroy, one of the best American novelists of the past few generations, has a soul-searching article about his participation in Vietnam War protests. Because Conroy's novels are so personal, I think anyone who has read them (especially The Great Santini) will find this article interesting.

An Honest Confession by an American Coward

Want to reduce poverty? Lower those tax rates.

Posted December 20, 2006 - 1:39pm by Will Hinton

A recent study shows that the states with the highest tax rates are failing in the fight against poverty. The states with the lowest tax rates are reducing poverty. Take Colorado. It reduced its childhood poverty rate by almost 27 percent. Meanwhile, Rhode Island's childhood poverty rate increased by almost the same amount.

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