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MR. PRESIDENT, HERE'S A 1% SOLUTION FOR A BIG PROBLEM

We have, clearly, one more big job to do," Bill Clinton said just before his re-election. The President was talking about the corrupting influence of money in politics (an obscenity with which he has a nodding acquaintance), and of course he promised to clean things up. Well, maybe the public's disgust will force change, but there's an even bigger job to do involving money.

If you missed the discussion about entitlement reform during the campaign, don't worry. Nothing serious surfaced--just a lot of blather about the need to do something, which is hardly news to most Americans. It's especially plain to...

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