Allan H. Meltzer Quotes
The reason is that Chile is the brightest spot in Latin America. It has very fast growth, low unemployment. It privatized its Social Security system, which we in USA were unable to do.
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Never make a promise which you think is hard to keep. Never make a promise though!!
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But just because you can never reach it, doesn’t mean that it’s not worth looking for.
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Everybody's looking for a good time. Don't you know a good time doesn't hurt?
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Instead of putting cheese with ranchero sauce, chile is really very good for you. If you put that in, you get flavoring, so you're not eating bland food, especially if you're used to spicy food.
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You can't blame the administration and the Republicans for taking us back to deficits, for spending the Social Security surplus and assaulting the environment. That's what they promised to do in the last election.
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Social Security faces a long-term actuarial deficit, yes.
