Stefanoudaki certainly misses what money used to buy, but even more than that, she says she longs for the peace of mind that her salary once provided. “I am in a constant battle with myself. I’m tired. I’m stressed. I miss being calm. I want to daydream about things I will do in the future[...]
Posts Tagged ‘poverty’
Trayvon Martin, What is “Black”
Six years ago, an English couple gave birth to twin daughters. Their twin daughters, now six years old, offer a lesson to those who are exploiting Trayvon Martin’s memory. Racists .. .. whether Sharpton who uses race with all the subtleties of a pimp or the self satisfied Fauxies who can[...]
February 26th, 2012 - 10:51 pm § in America
Red State Malaise
The once-booming South, which entered the recession with the lowest unemployment rate in the nation, is now struggling with some of the highest rates, recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show. Several Southern states — including South Carolina, whose 11.1 percent unemployment rate is t[...]
The 99% Rag: Poem for the Times
’Twas Year End and the CEOs / Did gamble with their bonus,
All bankrupt were the borrowers / In th’ encampment of the homeless.
The once-proud folks of Middle Class, their pensions stripped away;
Their diet was of canned dog food, ham-sandwiches and hay.
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Cutting Retirement Benefits on the Animal Farm
SOME ANIMALS HAVE MORE RIGHTS THAN OTHERS Here in America we hear about the sanctity of property. The right opposes inheritance taxes because it mean money gets “double taxed.” The über rich news magnate justifies the behavior of Fox and the rest of News Corp because, after all, he[...]
What Happens When Ideology., Hypocrisy, Reality and Children’s Welfare Come Together?
I totally support the public schools … but!!!!!!!! What happens when the best of parents meets reality? If the schools are SO bad for other people’s kids that they merit serious reform, how can a parent send her own kids to the same schools? Emanuel To Send Kids To Private School Mayor[...]
George Will Tries to Figure Out What Romney Says
George Will assembles these pretzels from the Moron Mormon running for the Reprican nomination in corn growing Iowa Romney in May: “I believe ethanol is an important part of our energy solution for this country.” and “ethanol is part of national security.”ethanol should “continue to [...]
November 13th, 2011 - 12:11 pm § in America
Berkeley Blog: Capitalism in a Social Democracy
This article about the Finish economy came to my attention after a lecture at TownHall. Jeff Sachs showed frightening data … the US has fallen to the bottom of the industrial, developed democracies in growth rates and, especially, in terms of upward mobility. Sachs’ argument comes do[...]
ROMNEYISMS: Who needs to wait for the debates? Send Mitt to the emergency room!
There he goes again! According to Mitt’s statements on 60 minutes, if we drop Obama care, poor people can always get what they need in the emergency room! Who does Mitt think pays for ER care? A major reason for the Affordable Health Care Act was to stop the practice of taxing all other form[...]