Many states have already had votes to reform our “winner take all” voting system for elections (also called “first past the post“) into “instant runoff” (also called “alternative vote” or “preferential voting”). Some countries and even some local governments in the US already use instant runoff voting. Afraid to vote for third party candidates? Feel […]
One of my pet peeves is local governments who give huge tax breaks to corporations to entice them to locate a factory or office locally. The excuse is always given that it creates jobs, but that is often a cruel joke. First of all, it doesn’t create any jobs, it just moves them from one […]
On Monday, House Speaker John Boehner said that oil companies are “gonna pay their fair share in taxes and they should” and that the industry did not “need to have the oil depletion allowances” they currently receive. But that just incensed the corporate-owned wing-nuts who screamed that any reduction in corporate subsidies — including the […]
© Tom Tomorrow Tom Tomorrow points out how we are sliding down this incline. First our stated goal was to protect civilians and we definitely, absolutely weren’t there to remove Qaddafi from power. Then we started saying that we would have to keep bombing until Qaddafi left, but that we would not put any boots […]
“The Federal Trade Commission says for the 11th year in a row the biggest consumer complaint is identity theft. Which led President Obama to say, “That’s why you should never show ANYONE your birth certificate.” – Jay Leno “The White House Easter egg roll was held yesterday. It was a great opportunity for kids from […]
In 1946 the article “The Sources of Soviet Conduct” was published, laying out the policy of containment that proposed that the best way to defeat the Soviet Union was not to attack it, but to contain it. If the US was able to merely counteract Soviet influence, then the internal problems of their communist system […]
© Jen Sorensen Who says we are running out of energy? We as a nation spend an unbelievable amount of energy on politics (longest election campaigns in the world!), birth certificates, stopping gay marriage, being afraid, and texting while driving.
When a corporation cheats each of their customers out of a small amount of money, it generally isn’t worth it for an individual to sue them. Consider the California couple who objected to a questionable $30 charge on their cellphone bill. This problem is exactly why class-action lawsuits were invented. By banding together, disgruntled consumers […]
Last week, Donald Trump said he would show his tax returns when Obama showed his birth certificate. Well, Obama has released his birth certificate. When will we get to see Trump’s tax returns? Of course, instead Trump took credit for forcing Obama to release his birth certificate and then started demanding to see Obama’s student […]
“President Obama is in town, and huge traffic delays are expected all over L.A. Tomorrow he’s back on the East Coast, and huge traffic delays are expected all over L.A.” – Conan O’Brien “President Obama is in Los Angeles raising money for his campaign and meeting with Dr. 90210 about an ear tuck.” – Jimmy […]
Last week Trump was ahead, now they are saying he’s neck-and-neck with Huckabee. But they might have their terms ass backwards.
“Prominent people are coming forward to attest to President Obama’s American citizenship. The Governor of Hawaii just said he first met Obama just days after he was born. He knew it was Obama, because he kept pointing to his diaper and calling for change.” – Conan O’Brien “It just came out that Donald Trump once […]
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