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Automatic cuts would exempt Social Security and Medicare
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According to As Deadline Nears, What If the ‘Super Committee’ Fails? The Social Security retirement program is exempt from the automatic spending cuts. The Medicaid health-care program is also protected as are veterans’ benefits, food stamps, and a handful of other programs to help the poor and disabled. While Medicare benefits would be spared from […]
Conservative counties in WA are less educated
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With the exception of Whitman County (population 44,776), the counties that voted for Mitt Romney in 2012 are less educated than those that voted for Barack Obama, as measured by the percent of citizens 25 years and over with at least a bachelors degree. Click on the image for a larger version. Notice that the […]
The American Fall: whither the Wall Street protest movement?
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The protests on Wall Street and their coverage are long overdue. Combined with the upcoming Oct 6 protests in D.C. we may be on the verge of an American Fall akin to the Arab Spring. But where’s the movement heading? What leaders, if any, will guide the anger and energy into constructive change? Or will […]