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Why Americans Are So Angry -U.S. Senator Bernie... →
wilwheaton:
Yesterday, I Twittered:
Majority of Americans: Please raise taxes on billionaires. Congress: Herp derp screw the middle class! Majority: #fuckyouwashington
Senator Bernie Sanders (one of the few Senators I respect) says essentially the same thing, but more eloquently than I did:
The rich are getting richer. Their effective tax rate, in recent years, has been reduced to the...
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So, when the market tanks on Wednesday, we can... →
The door was open but Republicans refused to negotiate.
Instead, they decided to filibuster, which will push any negotiations/decision-making right up to the Tuesday deadline, if the Republicans agree to negotiate at all.
On behalf of those of us with money invested in the stock market, thank you, Republicans. The market just *loves* economic uncertainty. And no one knows the magnitude of the...
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I Do Not Get It
It’s either
a) impose a tiny tax hike for the uber-wealthy and close loopholes that currently let massive corporations get away with paying no taxes (mostly due to creative accounting or corporate welfare), WHILE still making modest cuts on spending
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b) make massive cuts that will effect the day-to-day life of the majority of citizens by underfunding initiatives and social programs that...
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“I have a God-complex, but only when it comes to ants.”
– K, on the phone just now <3
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