Domino Theory

Something to ponder as you gather with your families for your Thanksgiving feast:
In the November 28th issue of Time magazine,Dheepthi Namasivayam writes: "With debt ballooning and investors in panic,policymakers may need to make tougher choices than ever before in allocatingtax receipts. Will they fund health care benefits for old ladies, buy moretanks or hire more teachers?"
This started me thinking. In 1971, the Soviet Union proposeda conference of the five nuclear powers (the USSR, the...