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Unapologetically moderate : my search for a rational center in American politics /
Bill KIng, former Mayor of Kemah, became a political columnist at the Houston Chronicle when his op-ed about hurricane preparedness struck a profound chord with the community. Since then, his regular column has covered a range of topics, all with the same fact-based approach. Bringing together the b...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Houston, Texas :
Bright Sky Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page; Halftitle Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; Title Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Changing Face of America and the World; Introduction; A Lesson From Jefferson; Population Apocalypse: Part I; Population Apocalypse: Part II; Seven Big Issues we must Address; Introduction; Federal Deficit; The Deficit in Perspective; Spending Problem or Revenue Problem?; Debts and Delusions; Income and Healthcare for our Elderly; Social Security:; Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme?; State of the System Today; Trusting the Trust Funds; What Needs to Be Done?; Social Security as Entitlement.
- Public Pension Plans:Don't Look for Villains; Pensions and Investment Returns; Advice to Public Employees; Solving the Mess; Medicare:; What Drives Medicare Costs?; Few of Us Contribute Enough; Healthcare for Everyone Else; Is Single Payer Inevitable?; Do Americans Pay Too Much?; Bad Policy, Bad Politics; Personal Responsibility Has Limits; Lessons From Canada; Hard But Necessary Conversation; Employment and the Decline of the Middle Class; Drilling Down on Income Disparity; Real Reason for Rising Unemployment; Unemployment: A Graying Problem; Immigration Reform.
- Give Thanks for Being Born HereSanctuary Is Not a Dirty Word; Yogi Berra Immigration Plan; Mass Deportation No Option; What Amnesty Doesn't Mean; What's Really at Issue; Self-Defeating Politics; Gift That Keeps on Giving; Mental Health, Addiction and Homelessness; Broken Brains Are to Blame; The Madness Continues; Let's Invest in Mental Health; Basics of Drug Policy Reform; How We Think About Homelessness; Homelessness and Mental Illness; Homelessness: Changing the Law; Homelessness: A Worthy Legacy; Nature's Challenges: Windy and Warm; Hurricane Preparedness (And Lack Thereof).
- Sensible Approach to Climate ChangeGovernment Dysfunction; Introduction; Our Party Problems; Impossible Dream; No Place to Call Home; Tyranny of Minorities; Two Irreconcilable Camps?; Ways Forward; The Rule; What Candidates Aren't Saying; Failure of Term Limits; Open Primaries Deserve a Look; Misplaced Priorities; America's Place in a Changing World; Introduction; Complexities of Foreign Policy; Russians Being Russians; A Cautionary Sign; Unrest Here to Stay; Arab Spring and the Islamic Renaissance; Unscrambling the Middle East; Faith, Courage, Compassion; Introduction.
- Let's Stop Praying in PublicDifference a Life Can Make; What the Bible Says About Immigrants; Robben Island; The Irreversible Penalty; Erasing the Mark of Cain; Best Option for Ending Abortion; Early Childhood Education; Technology Renews Human Connection; Dream of a Post-Racial America; Reflections of a Christian; Appendix: Case Study of Light Rail in Houston; Introduction; Six Myths About Light Rail; End of the Line; What Do We Want?; Metro Does Something Right; Acknowledgments.