There are a lot of obvious reasons why junior is now living in your basement at age 25.

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Which, to state the obvious, is why we are living through such nerve-wracking times.

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That is why chirality rules living systems.

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They do not see why maintenance continues to be paid to an ex-wife who is pregnant by, or living with, another man, or why conduct is not taken into account.

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The question is, why are we living in a golden age now?

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This is why there is zero reason that our economy should not currently be enjoying the standard of living we enjoyed in May of 2007, when growth was high and unemployment was low.

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Why is this, in a sense, resort living?

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That is one reason why Mediterranean people who make their living from the sea do not share the romantic emotions of those who splash about for fun.

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It is also why at least 20 writers in Istanbul are now living with bodyguards.

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So the LRAA is a super-duper minimum wage proposed mainly to punish a single company, which is why wags in the press are calling it the Walmart Living Wage Bill.

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And often this argument is framed in moral terms: Why should we punish people who are just trying to earn a living?

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