Friday, September 30, 2016
Three Minute Theory: What is Neoliberalism?
my view: neoliberalism is horsepucky for a number of reasons
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Market crash of 1987 Listen carefully
if my father did not have a steelworker pension from the american can, he
would have been a begger in short order. lost about 90 percent of assets
Monday, September 26, 2016
LIVE Coverage: Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates - TYT Network
LIVE Coverage: Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates - TYT Network:
check link for fun watching of debate
check link for fun watching of debate
First Presidential Debate
Monday, Sept 26th at 8:30p ET
Vice Presidential Debate
Tuesday, Oct 4th at 8:45p ET
Second Presidential Debate
Sunday, Oct 9th at 8:30p ET
Third Presidential Debate
Wednesday, Oct 19th at 8:30p ET
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Friday, September 23, 2016
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Monday, September 19, 2016
First results confirm big election lead for Putin-backed United Russia
First results confirm big election lead for Putin-backed United Russia:
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The governing United Russia party looks set to consolidate its dominance over Russia’s lower house after a parliamentary election on Sunday.
With a quarter of the ballots counted, the party backed by President Putin has a commanding lead, with over 50 percent of the vote.
The results so far give United Russia an even more substantial margin than two exit polls had suggested. Published around an hour after the end of voting, they gave the party just under 50 percent of the vote. However, the signs are that turnout is much lower than in the last election five years ago, suggesting a certain amount of voter apathy, with many people struggling to get by amid a poorly performing economy.
The early results put the nationalist Liberal Democrats (LPDR) in second place, just ahead of the Communists who slip into third. Both scored under 20 percent of the vote. In fourth place is Fair Russia with well under 10 percent of the vote.
Tongi - Bangladesh factory fire toll continues to rise | Editor's Pick |...
to my knowledge, origin of this fire earlier this month is still unknown
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Friday, September 16, 2016
Social Security COLA Projected for 2017 - AARP
Social Security COLA Projected for 2017 - AARP:
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Social Security annually weighs whether to give beneficiaries a cost-of-living adjustment based on the inflation rate during the third quarter of the year compared to the last year a COLA was awarded. Beneficiaries didn’t receive a COLA for 2016 because the inflation rate had fallen, the third time since 2010 they didn’t get a bump in payments. The 0.2 percent COLA that the trustees project for 2017 could yet change with inflation. The final word will come in October.
Gasoline prices have been rising this year, and the higher employment rate means that employers will have to increase wages to attract workers — both signs of inflation, said James Angel, an associate professor of finance at Georgetown University. Still, Angel said, Social Security beneficiaries should not expect much when it comes to a COLA next year.
The big question for Medicare beneficiaries is what happens to the Part B premium in 2017. With no COLA for 2016, about 70 percent of Medicare beneficiaries were “held harmless” from cost increases and are paying the same standard premium as they had in the previous three years ($104.90 a month). The rest are required by law to share the load of increased costs and pay a lot more. Congress, though, stepped in last year with a solution that limited the impact of the increases for 2016.
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Gasoline prices have been rising this year, and the higher employment rate means that employers will have to increase wages to attract workers — both signs of inflation, said James Angel, an associate professor of finance at Georgetown University. Still, Angel said, Social Security beneficiaries should not expect much when it comes to a COLA next year.
The big question for Medicare beneficiaries is what happens to the Part B premium in 2017. With no COLA for 2016, about 70 percent of Medicare beneficiaries were “held harmless” from cost increases and are paying the same standard premium as they had in the previous three years ($104.90 a month). The rest are required by law to share the load of increased costs and pay a lot more. Congress, though, stepped in last year with a solution that limited the impact of the increases for 2016.
Ronald Reagan speaks out on Socialized Medicine - Audio
this 1961 antimedicare piece is still popular. argument against universal health
care and medicare expansion uses some elements of this
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
How the Trump Organization's Foreign Business Ties Could Upend U.S. National Security
How the Trump Organization's Foreign Business Ties Could Upend U.S. National Security:
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Trump’s business conflicts with America’s national security interests cannot be resolved so long as he or any member of his family maintains a financial interest in the Trump Organization during a Trump administration, or even if they leave open the possibility of returning to the company later. The Trump Organization cannot be placed into a blind trust, an arrangement used by many politicians to prevent them from knowing their financial interests; the Trump family is already aware of who their overseas partners are and could easily learn about any new ones.
Many foreign governments retain close ties to and even control of companies in their country, including several that already are partnered with the Trump Organization. Any government wanting to seek future influence with President Trump could do so by arranging for a partnership with the Trump Organization, feeding money directly to the family or simply stashing it away inside the company for their use once Trump is out of the White House. This is why, without a permanent departure of the entire Trump family from their company, the prospect of legal bribery by overseas powers seeking to influence American foreign policy, either through existing or future partnerships, will remain a reality throughout a Trump presidency.
Monday, September 12, 2016
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Flintstones Winston Cigarettes Commercial (Rare)
what, no beer. canco workers would never put up with that
How Do Construction Workers Push Their Bodies To Finish Olympic Stadiums...
satire or sadness? third world workers get the shaft
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Trump's Secret to Personal Wealth: Don't Pay Anyone
yes, stiff workers on all level. how corporate and propper