A better way for the poor and young to invest in the market is to forgo a hefty percentage of their tax return exemption and dependents to IRAs in the name of the taxpayer and in the names of dependents. When the children reach working age, each percentage of exemption would go into the child’s original retirement account. Is it wise economics to wish for further devaluation of the dollar in order to improve exports? Will the Democratic Party have the guts to position Dean as its chairman? — I doubt it. When crunch time arrives, will there still be enough Republicans willing to derail Bush’s third rail politics? Why should we think any less of Iraqis who fail to vote? Fifty million here still stay at home and they don’t have to worry about car bombs. Copyright © 2005 Richard R. Kennedy All rights reserved. Revised: January 24, 2005.http://stevendedalus.joeuser.com