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One line I'd draw would be on raising the eligibility age for Social Security and Medicare. It sounds fair, since people are… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
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This is a valley of ashes--a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
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Everything you've learned in school as "obvious" becomes less and less obvious as you begin to study the universe. For example, there… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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