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The 1% on the Defensive
I read an article at Bloomberg today which at first I mistook for some satire piece from The Onion. But then I realized that it wasn’t funny. It seems the nation’s billionaires are joining forces to gripe about their perceived persecution by the “imbecilic” Occupy movement. I’ve responded to some choice quotes below the fold. The 1% Create Jobs The official unemployment rate is still hovering around 9% which is double what is ordinarily considered healthy, and … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Politics, Anarchy!, Blog Reactions, Left Libertarian, quotes, Rants
Black Friday Working Conditions
“Black Friday” and the Christmas season it ushers in seems to come earlier every year. This year’s particularly disturbing trend is that some retailers are opening at midnight. And some retailers I’ve heard are even starting the shenanigans at 9pm tonight or even earlier. With the possible exception of some seasonal hires, none of the rank-and-file employees at these stores knew, or could have reasonably anticipated that they would be askeddemanded to work these ridiculous hours … Read entire article »
Filed under: Employment & Labor, Left Libertarian, Legalese
Mitt Romney’s Lie Face vs. Ron Paul
I watched a little bit of the GOP debate last night. It was obvious to me that Ron Paul was pretty much owning everyone. I noticed something interesting though. Sometimes the camera would pan to another candidate while Paul was speaking and this is when I noticed some strange behavior in the other candidates’ body language. When Paul was talking about the fake budget cuts, Mitt Romney’s facial expression was one of incredulity. But it was obvious to … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Politics, Election, Left Libertarian