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When Life Gives You Lemons, Monetize the Lemonade
In “There is no ‘free’ lemonade: In giving drink away, girls ignore rules of economics — and sum up what’s wrong with U.S.”, writer Terry Savage takes to task three young girls (plus nanny) for setting up a lemonade stand and then giving away–not selling–their wares. I must admit, I’m torn by the two views of the world, the two mindsets, this conflict represents.
Are Cameras the New Guns?
Governments and police need to embrace the public-generated media scrutiny, not persecute and prosecute it. To do otherwise suggests systemic malfeasance. Are Cameras the New Guns?.
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Tagged arrest, courts, evidence, first amendment, government, media, policy, public, video
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Arizona’s Problem Immigration Law
On April 23, 2010, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law an immigration bill that has drawn both ire and support in the weeks following. It’s certainly opened a can of worms.
Posted in Gov't and Politics
Tagged alien, arizona, border, deport, ethnic, fear, government, hispanic, illegal, immigration, law, mexico, police, profiling, racism
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How Conservatives Ruined Government, Enriched Themselves, And Beggared The Nation
Discussion between Bill Moyers and Thomas Frank. Sort of like listening to a liberal version of Fox News. Still, some very valid points are made. Bill Moyers Journal . Watch & Listen | PBS.
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Tagged conservative, free market, gop, government, history, politics, republican
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What Israel Can Teach Us About Security
What’s sad is that this isn’t even new. For years the call has gone out to do what Israel does…but so far it can’t get beyond the US’s jingoistic bureaucracy. What Israel can teach us about security – thestar.com.
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Tagged airplane, airport, delay, government, israel, obama, safety, security, terrorism, travel, tsa
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New Partisan Vitriol in Senate Health Vote – The New York Times
Yet another symptom of the decline of an ideal (sad to say). NYT: New partisan vitriol in Senate health vote – The New York Times
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Tagged congress, democrat, government, politics, republican, senate
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America Without a Middle Class
No, it’s not your imagination. The middle class has been getting increasingly poorer since the 70s. Elizabeth Warren: America Without a Middle Class.
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Tagged banks, economy, employment, fairness, government, greed, money, work
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Health Don’t Care Anymore
I have five drafts of healthcare blogs written over the past several months. I decided instead of making researched arguments which were all but impossible to make accessible, I’d just do a quick blog on my thoughts and conclusions.
Posted in Gov't and Politics
Tagged bribery, capitalism, care, congress, corruption, free market, government, hcr, health, healthcare, insurance, medicare, money, private, profit, public option, single payer, socialism, socialized medicine, tax
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Fear and Loathing of the Right to Free Speech
The provisions in the first amendment protecting various freedoms hasn’t exactly been working how it was intended.
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Tagged amendment, conservative, constitution, far right, government, liberal, listening, media, news, poopy head, poopyheads, protest, right, rights, shouting, social media, speech, town hall
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