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The Illusion of Meritocracy
We’ve been brought up to believe it, right? You work hard, go to school, and eventually you get your just rewards. The American dream. 2.2 kids a dog and a cat. Only now, that dream seems so out of reach. We’ve just … Continue reading
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Tagged American Dream, Chevrolet, Meritocracy, Nazism, Social Security, United States, Wall Street, World War II
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The Art and Irony of Overreach
(Update: According to several sources it looks as if Walker may be compromising with Democrats on the collective bargaining rights. Presumably the pressure from the threat of recalls is making some Republican Senators reconsider their positions) Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracies, Uncategorized
Tagged Citizens United, Jon Erpenbach, Republican, Scott Walker, Shepard Smith, United States, Wisconsin
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Penalties Aren’t Taxes
Today in Virginia, U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson struck down the compulsory insurance provision of the PPACA as unconstitutional. In particular, he noted that the “tax” for noncompliance was explicitly a penalty, according to the law as written, and thus … Continue reading
Canaries and Coal Mines
Survey USA has just front-paged an astonishing poll showing Rand Paul‘s support plummeting by double digits, and Conway closing the gap to a statistical tie. The internals are especially fascinating… (and admittedly controversial.) You can see the poll results here: http://www.surveyusa.com/ … Continue reading
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Tagged GOP, John Boehner, Rand Paul, Republican, Survey USA, Tea Party, United States, White House
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