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mid 60s

Forget Education, Someone Has a Better Idea for Schools

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From the NYT

“Imagine schools that are open all day and offer after-school and evening recreational activities, child care and preschool, tutoring and homework assistance,” the speech reads. “Schools that include dental, medical and counseling clinics.”

“Come in, 007,”

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said M. “It’s good to see you back.” It’s hard to get across the popularity that the books of Ian Fleming had when they broke through the publishing world and became popular. Fleming had been writing the Bond novels since the early 50s and they had a typical 50s feel to them. The men were from the Cold War heroic mold and the women were sex objects .

Social Security: America's Inflamed Appendix

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In the mid-60s, President Johnson flipped a switch and funding for Social Security went from a private trust account to a "pay as you go" system from the general fund. This decision represents a monumental lack of foreward thinking and general ignorance of population trends. Since that time, it has been apparent that this program would go bankrupt sooner rather than later. I'm sure you've heard the numbers. Some estimates say that by 2017 (now less than a decade away), there will be more

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