[PEN-L:5894] Re: the Hudson Institute??

Smalhout is a smart sassy writer who has viewed the government insurance system for pensions -- the self financed Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation -- as too risky. Furthermore he criticizes the system as a subsidy to union (especially) work forces. The Hudson Institute supports research on

[PEN-L:5895] Medicare

A short respose to Shawgi Tell on Canadian medicare. 1st, there are difficulties, primarily with reduction in funding by the Federal government (though the provinces are not blameless here). 2nd, there was a great need for reform in the system since it discouraged _pre_ventative medicine in

[PEN-L:5874] Re: 'Civilian' Regime Going Beserk

On Wed, 28 Aug 1996, Rosser Jr, John Barkley wrote: On Wed, 28 Aug 1996 20:19:51 -0700 (PDT) SHAWGI TELL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What kind of change in the ROK are you referring to Rosser Jr, John Barkley? Shawgi Tell University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education

[PEN-L:5875] Re: welfare and out-of-wedlock births

Rosser Jr, John Barkley wrote: . . . On Sunday in the Washington Post there was a column by Paul Offner arguing that the states with the lowest AFDC payments have the highest out-of-wedlock birth rates, e.g. Mississippi. Now, I don't know if he is right, but if so, this goes along

[PEN-L:5876] A Dogfight In Place Of A Pro-Social Program

One of the most obscene things surrounding the conflict on the question of social programs that has arisen between Jean Chretien's Federal Liberal Government, and the premiers of nine provinces (excluding Quebec) and the leaders of the two territories, is that they are pretending that their

[PEN-L:5877] Re: welfare and out-of-wedlock births

According to Greg Acs at the Urban Institute, more recent research than Max cites is finding small impacts on out of wedlock births among white women-- there is a brief lit review in an article by Acs on the Urban Institute web page. Eban The key paper on this subject was done by Mary Jo

[PEN-L:5878] Politics At Their Lowest Level

Bill Clinton, chieftain of U.S. imperialism, is to be nominated tomorrow for the presidential election. The main feature of this Chicago convention of the "Democrats" is that the caliber of the politics has been brought to the lowest level. If it was not the greatest spectacle of

[PEN-L:5880] Between the ROK and a hard place...

I don't know much about S. Korea, so is it possible for an expert like Marty Hart-Landsberg could pipe in and tell us what's happening there? to settle the futile discussion between Tell and Rosser? I remember that there is a popularly-organized democracy movement in S. Korea. Is it not

[PEN-L:5879] quote of the day

"I hate Dole. I hate Clinton. It's like choosing your favorite Menendez brother." -- Joan Rivers, on the TV show "Politically Incorrect." in pen-l solidarity, Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] 74267,[EMAIL PROTECTED] Econ. Dept., Loyola Marymount Univ. 7900 Loyola Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

[PEN-L:5881] Re: Wall St banks postwar

Dear Dale Wharton: The case against the investment bankers discussed by Seldes was eventually dismissed in 1953 in a famous decision by the infamous judge Harold Medina, who found that the 17 investment banking defendants "went their own and several ways" and that no conspiracy was every

[PEN-L:5882] Re: 'Civilian' Regime Going Beserk

On Thu, 29 Aug 1996 05:36:54 -0700 (PDT) SHAWGI TELL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 28 Aug 1996, Rosser Jr, John Barkley wrote: On Wed, 28 Aug 1996 20:19:51 -0700 (PDT) SHAWGI TELL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What kind of change in the ROK are you referring to Rosser

[PEN-L:5883] Re: 'Civilian' Regime Going Beserk

Rosser Jr, the only way to refute what you are stating in these posts is by patient argument, over a series of posts, much like the ones I've been posting recently. Shawgi Tell University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[PEN-L:5884] 'Civilian' Regime Develops Its Fascist Terror

South Korean authorities announced last Friday new measures to attack the rights of Korean students. Korea University and many others have shut down what they call "unauthorized student circles, especially those suspected of leaning to leftist ideologies." They also said they will take steps to

[PEN-L:5885] Re: welfare and out-of-wedlock births

Eban Goodstein wrote: According to Greg Acs at the Urban Institute, more recent research than Max cites is finding small impacts on out of wedlock births among white women-- there is a brief lit review in an article by Acs on the Urban Institute web page. Eban, Thanks for the update. I

[PEN-L:5886] Public Finance Syllabus?

Hey Teachers, I am about to teach a public finance course and wonder if anyone has any recommendations about texts or a syllabus that worked well. I focused on Welfare reform last time I taught the course. So far the book by D. Hyman has been pre-ordered for me, I could change it if there

[PEN-L:5887] Re: 'Civilian' Regime Going Beserk

On Thu, 29 Aug 1996 11:24:08 -0700 (PDT) SHAWGI TELL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rosser Jr, the only way to refute what you are stating in these posts is by patient argument, over a series of posts, much like the ones I've been posting recently. Shawgi Tell University at Buffalo

[PEN-L:5888] no such thing...

Does anyone know when and where Margaret Thatcher said "There's no such thing as society, there's only individuals and their families"? And if you know that, do you know if I have the wording right? Doug -- Doug Henwood Left Business Observer 250 W 85 St New York NY 10024-3217 USA

[PEN-L:5889] Re: no such thing...

Doug, I've been the one quoting that -- I've got the exact quote and reference in my office. I'll pass it alone tomorrow. Elaine Bernard

[PEN-L:5890] Re: no such thing...

Doug, I've been the one quoting that -- I've got the exact quote and reference in my office. I'll pass it alone tomorrow. Elaine Bernard Elaine, Pleaser send the reference to the list. I would like to have it as well. Doug Orr (the other Doug) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[PEN-L:5891] the Hudson Institute??

I recently came across a new book by James Smalhout called "The Uncertain Retirement: Securing Pension Promises in a World of Risk." It was written while he was a fellow at Brookings and then at the Hudson Institute. Does anybody out there know anything about the Hudson Institute?, or about

[PEN-L:5892] The pen-l challenge

Jim Devine asked the what's up question a couple of days ago. Let me put my two cents worth in. Things were going well for a while on pen-l. I talked a valued colleague into rejoining. I am afraid that I might have to apologize to him. I would think that our area of expertise would have

[PEN-L:5893] AG Frank book blurb

Forwarded message: Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 13:41:32 -0400 (EDT) From: "A. Gunder Frank" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Michael Perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: APOOLOGIES AND REPLACEMENT of AG Frank Book Blurb (fwd) X-UID: 2148 -- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 16:57:07