City governments in the US are bleeding red ink, largely due to the salaries and benefits their unionised employees are paid. With high unemployment, falling property values and sinking tax revenues, these salaries and benefits can't be sustained, says Bruce L. Benson, a senior fellow with the Independent Institute.
Decisions to
The average American worker had to toil through the first 231 days of 2010 more than 63 per cent of the year to pay off the costs of their state, local and federal governments. This leaves just under four and half months for Americans to provide for themselves
In 2009, a group of 30 physicians from Florida toured Cira García, a well-appointed clinic that is run by the government-owned tourism conglomerate the Cubanacán Group and that primarily serves foreigners. The visiting physicians concluded that once the U.S. embargo is lifted, the facility will be overwhelmed by its foreign
President Jacob Zuma recently concluded talks with the Chinese authorities on a number of strategic issues, one of which, the strengthening of bilateral trade. From reports, it appears that, once again, SA is reluctant to proceed with a free trade agreement prompted mainly by its concern to protect vested interests
A recent survey from Pew Trusts shows that Americans are worried about foreign-made drugs. Notably, 70 per cent were worried about Chinese products and 54 per cent were worried about Indian products.
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) has introduced legislation that he believes will improve safety:
One of the steps that the new
Cuba is a Third World country that aspires to First World medicine and health. Any achievements have come at tremendous financial and social cost, says Laurie Garrett, senior fellow for health at the Council on Foreign Relations.
For instance:
The Cuban government's 2008 budget of $46.2 billion allotted $7.2 billion (about 16
