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• Why do the Poor Continue to Defend tax Breaks for the Rich

  Sun Aug 14, 2011
  • DavePat - beat me to it. When the top 20% have over 90% of the wealth, paying 80% of the share is a deal.

• Growing Economic Inequality the Root Cause of Economic Stagnation

  Mon Jul 11, 2011
  • exactly - I think the profits have flattened, and are now having a profound effect on our economy. The trickle (tinkle)down economics' chikens have come home to roost.

• Ron Paul calls for the end to TSA

  Tue Jul 5, 2011
  • James,

• New study: You can't live on minimum wage

  Tue May 31, 2011
  • voiceuvreesin Just one question. With all these people trying to make it on MW, who is buying the products to increase revenues . . .?

• Wal-Mart: Our Shoppers are "Running Out of Money"

  Wed Apr 27, 2011
  • Skeptic, from a micro-economics standpoint, the following can be added: when W-M goes into a market, they typically kill many of the locally-owned businesses. Those displaced by the closed business end up working at W-M for lower wages.

• Huh? GOP Senator Reads Racist Letter Aloud: "Most of the Hispanic students do not want to be educated…They hate America and are determined to reclaim this area for Mexico"

  Wed Mar 23, 2011
  • The kicker to this event is that so far no school district that has checked their records shows the alleged substitute teacher as having worked at their schools. Of course, this did not matter to the senators.

• Senators Lieberman and McCain discuss potential military option in Libya

  Mon Feb 28, 2011
  • SmokingJoe - Although, I think any military action in Libya at this point is not the correct action, I agree with you if that happens, those who benefit more from their oil should put up. The US buys a very small percentage of oil from Libya - no sense in the US leading this charge.

• Ariz. lawmakers may make Colt official state gun

  Wed Feb 23, 2011
  • the funniest thing is that Ruger is manufactured in AZ - slap in the face, I guess.

• Hate Unions? Time to Put Your Paid Vacation Days Where Your Mouth Is

  Sat Feb 19, 2011
  • yup, we will be able to buy all we need with scrip from the company, I mean, corporate store /s

• The Wisconsin Protests: Do public employees make more than private employees?

  Sat Feb 19, 2011
  • Rick & Beckyal - No idea what the 4,000 mean, and if you read my post closely, I did not state 'never' - is stated 'typically'