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Social Security Part 8: Private Lessons

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Wednesday, March 30, 2005

What can we learn from other countries about private accounts as an option for Social Security? The U.K. and Chile both switched to partially private pension accounts, with varying levels of success.

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David Fisher, Director of the New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and Television and organizer of the film festival "Homeland Insecurity" opening this week at Two Boots Pioneer Cinema,
- on new documentaries coming out of Israel that offer a view of Israel not found in the evening news

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Social Security Part 8: Private Lessons

Truman Packard, World Bank Senior Economist in the Human Development Department of the Latin America and Caribbean region and co-author, Keeping the Promise of Social Security in Latin America {Stanford University Press, 2005),
- on private retirement accounts in Latin America
» World Bank Report

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New York 51: District 41

Tracy Boyland, New York City Councilwoman (D-41) representing parts of Bedford Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill-Brownsville, East Flatbush,
- on life and politics in her Brooklyn district and listeners call in with stories from their neighborhoods
» District 41

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Today in History

Did you know that today is the anniversary of the assassination attempt on President Regan's life? Other interesting facts about March 30th are: in 1974 the Ramones played their first gig at CBGB's. The game show Jeopardy debuted in 1964. In 1867 Alaska was purchased ...

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