Opinion Stories from November 29, 2012 (Change date)
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It really is about classNov 29, 2012 9:46 am - President Obama is fond of saying his eagerness to raise taxes on the rich is not about class warfare, “it’s about the math.” If that is so, why, in the current run-up t...
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Voters indeed need more infoNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - As I was reading the letter from Richard Sobel of Wilmette, titled “Looking for more guidance in election,” I cheered “Hear, hear!” I startled my husband, who was readin...
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It’s your move, elected officialsNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - This morning I read George Will’s article that for the most part speculated that the election was lost by the Republican Party because of a changing demographics. I woul...
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Editorial: Find an equitable tax on video serviceNov 29, 2012 9:33 am - A proposal in the Illinois House would create the state’s first tax on satellite TV service. The 5 percent tax on each subscription is aimed at raising $75 million per y...
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Let the fiscal cliff happenNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - I have already gone over the fiscal cliff — a 15 percent increase in medical insurance premiums the last two years, another big hit in my retirement portfolio, inflation...
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‘Petraeus Affair’ highlights unfairness to womenNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - As events have unfolded in what shall ever be known as “The Petraeus Affair,” one cannot escape noticing that the women in this sordid saga have been handed the short en...
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Hostess was just trying to stay solventNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - What is going to happen to the workers of Hostess? What about their jobs? Didn’t the strikers realize that Hostess was already struggling and had to cut wages to keep th...
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How to kill Social Security, with a smileNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - Conservatives never much liked Social Security. It’s a wildly popular government program that’s totally solvent until 2033. It will be easily fixable and by then may not...
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Takers won the electionNov 29, 2012 3:40 am - The Nation of Takers has won. This is the first election where the voters who had no stake in the game have elected the one who was giving them stuff, paid for by those ...
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Community’s rights over individuals’?Nov 29, 2012 3:40 am - Elgin Mayor Dave Kaptain’s quote about protecting individual rights by way of “the rights of the entire community” when questioned on the tree cutting moratorium in Elgi...
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