February 2012
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Raise Taxes on Rich to Reward True Job Creators →
Nick Hanauer:
That’s why I can say with confidence that rich people don’t create jobs, nor do businesses, large or small. What does lead to more employment is the feedback loop between customers and businesses. And only consumers can set in motion a virtuous cycle that allows companies to survive and thrive and business owners to hire. An ordinary middle-class consumer is far more of a job...
Heavy Hangs The Bandwidth That Torrents The Crown →
The Oatmeal made an unintentional point that was just as important as the first, however:
The single least-attractive attribute of many of the people who download content illegally is their smug sense of entitlement.
Via DaringFireball.net
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January 2012
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Recalling a Mitch Hedberg, joke, it occurs to me that instead of stink bugs, it really would be way cooler to have a koala bear infestation.
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“But McCain and Palin didn’t run as mavericks. Instead, they turned hard right....”
– The Tragedy of Sarah Palin
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Is it too early to throw out my Christmas cards? Or do I have to leave them up for a bit yet?
December 2011
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For One Ala. Farmer, Workers Are Still Scarce →
Boatwright says his farm can’t continue without the help of migrant workers, but it’s not because he’s not willing to hire Americans. His fourth-generation farm used to have all Americans tending the fields, but there weren’t enough people willing to do the work, so they started hiring migrant workers. “The Mexicans slowly worked in because they would show up for...
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November 2011
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