3 Points, Social Security
There are three points driving the "debate" about Social Security in Washington D.C.1. Billionaires do not rely on Social Security.2. The portion of Social Security payroll taxes paid by employers...
View ArticleCorporate Taxes, A Battle Lost
In theory the federal government collects income taxes from corporations. In the case of large multinational corporations, we have been fighting a losing battle. They have numerous accounting tricks to...
View ArticleSelective Anti-Science
Many rightwingers are anti-science, or at least speak as if they are. However, this seems to be mostly involve issues related to important economic issues (global warming) or religious issues...
View ArticleRepublican Mass Murderers
By denying Medicaid expansion in their states, many Republicans are denying health insurance to many constituents. By voting or campaigning to repeal "Obamacare" many Republicans are trying to take...
View ArticleUnlimited Liability
Corporations are not people. However, for profit closely held corporations have the rights of people according to five rightwing injustices, without any of the responsibilities of living persons.When a...
View ArticleExtant
Extant is a new series on NBC. If you are into science fiction, I would give it a try. So far I would give it a very preliminary grade of B, with an interesting premise and lots of room for interesting...
View ArticleRay Rice
I am not defending Ray Rice.He did a terrible thing. This is a huge country, so on that same day many others did worse things.Ray Rice was punished by the legal system. One could discuss given all of...
View ArticleWhat the Numbers Show About the NFL Player Arrests
The most common accusation is driving while drunk, but domestic violence is a big problem. Some 28 percent of the arrests in the database were for driving under the influence, with 202 incidents. Other...
View ArticleMartha Coakley
Martha Coakley lost the election for governor of Massachusetts. Some have criticized her as a poor candidate.Martha Coakley was the Democratic nominee for governor of Massachusetts because she won the...
View ArticleRepublicans & Social Security
Some of the important facts that the Republicans in the House and Senate will be considering when they study Social Security:1. Billionaires do not need Social Security for themselves and their...
View ArticleForced Kissing
Recently a few post have mentioned that "forced kissing" is a form of "sexual assault."This is an issue of semantics; is a particular item a member of a set constructed by humans to help categorize...
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