1.   As the country is at present face down in the mire, such a development could only have positive benefits for us all.

2.   Although the Navy officially granted Duncan his honorable discharge in February, his pension and Veterans Administration medical benefits have yet to kick in.

3.   And although economic growth has since come back to earth, the benefits have not.

4.   Anyone applying for welfare benefits would have to provide information to assist the state in collecting child support payments.

5.   As economists see it, the benefits of learning have to exceed the costs.

6.   At that point, unless the system is changed, benefits will have to be cut or payroll taxes raised.

7.   Because the money has been spent on current services, benefits will have to be cut, taxes raised or the deficit would have to increase.

8.   Beyond the earnings limitations, Social Security benefits have some tax advantages.

9.   Benefits may well have to be cut.