Jon Stewart vs. People Who Don’t Understand How Birth Control works
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Pitiful, America.
We Are the 96 Percent
Nearly all Americans have used government social policies at some point in their lives. The beneficiaries include the rich and the poor, Democrats and Republicans. Almost everyone is both a maker and a taker.
Why Rich People Hate Talking About Inequality
When they hear that the one percent “should pay its fair share,” they hear the public calling the way they choose to live their lives unfair and unjust.
The economic case for immigration reform in one chart.
Tea Party Governor Calls For GOP To Compromise On Taxes To Avert Sequester Cuts
Republican governors are bracing for the devastating impact these cuts will have on their states. On CBS’ Face the Nation Sunday morning, Tea Party favorite Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ) said Republicans should compromise on tax increases rather than let the budget cuts stand:
We don’t like taxes. We don’t like increase in taxes. But we know we have to be pragmatic. We know there has to be some kind of compromise, but dang it, they need to get the job done. they don’t need to leave the public out their hanging.
World's 100 richest people got $241 billion richer in 2012
The richest people on the planet got even richer in 2012, adding $241 billion to their collective net worth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world’s 100 wealthiest individuals.
The aggregate net worth of the world’s top 100 stood at $1.9 trillion at the market close Dec. 31, according to the index. Of the people who appeared on the final ranking of 2012, only 16 registered a net loss for the 12-month period.
Full article at LATimes.com
