Almost everyone seems to agree that the answer to better education is more money. The U.S. Congress just voted an 18 percent increase in education funds, and 78 percent of voters polled in November CNN said “more funds” were the answer to improving schools. However, critics say, money isn’t the
Despite the fall of the Euro and the failure of the recent European Union summit to reach an agreement on sharing power, observers note that the Union can no longer be regarded as a shaky experiment.
Europe is growing at an annual rate of four percent, and unemployment is at
A $15 million program designed to prevent school children from smoking is a bust, researchers say. The program began in September 1984, and involved children and 640 teachers in 40 school districts in Washington state. According to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute:
More than
When it comes to the marketplace, the good-looking have a competitive edge. And, contrary to popular belief, the economic rewards for beauty are greater for men than for women. Moreover, while employment discrimination policies are based on employers, research suggests consumer not employer preferences are paramount.
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President-elect Bush has made a good case for a tax cut. U.S. taxes are too high, and certain features of the tax code, such as the marriage penalty, need to be fixed. But some experts believe a tax cut wouldn’t come in time to blunt the effects of a
recession.
It is now almost a foregone conclusion that a brief recession will hit the U.S. early this year. This coming storm requires immediate action by President-elect George W. Bush.
A slowing economy improves the chances that congressional Democrats will support Bush’s proposed tax cuts, a traditional form of economic stimulus,
The value of the euro is highly suspect. Recently Denmark rejected the euro as its currency. However, a recent study lends credence to the euro and the idea of its acceptance. This study argues that a single currency does indeed boost trade, which in turn boosts living standards.
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A report in the New England Journal of Medicine adds another to the list of germs that have become resistant to antibiotics: Streptococcus pneumonia, one of the most common bacterial causes of meningitis, children’s ear infections and pneumonia. The problem is of increasing concern to doctors. According to the U.S.
