| Jan 22, 2014 | Economy / BusinessThere’s no doubt that President Barack Obama will make inequality a major theme of his State of the Union address, just as Franklin Delano Roosevelt did in 1935. “We have not weeded out the overprivileged and we have not effectively lifted up the...
| | Economy / BusinessThe 32,400 employees at Goldman Sachs averaged $383,374 each last year, the Wall Street banking giant has just disclosed. Typical employees at Goldman, of course, didn’t take home anything near that $383,374. Bank clerks nationally only average $24,100 a year....
| | Rights / DemocracyMark Twain spoke for me when he said: “I’m opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.” One danger that such wealth brings is that many who have it become blinded to those who don’t. Thus, the news that more...
| | Economy / BusinessDoes getting tipsy make it easier for you to bear President Barack Obama ‘s State of the Union addresses? Try taking a sip of beer, wine, or a mixed drink every time he says the words “tax” or “taxpayer” this time around. It’s not...
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