Who Is Rachel Maddow?

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:51 AM EST (Breitbart)

While this is on Breitbart's web site, I'm sure it is on You Tube too.

entertainment

Buffett Picks the Wrong Fight -- Again

Seeded on Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:17 PM EST (Fox Business)

I've always said that if Buffett wants to pay more tax he can. First of all, he should stop playing games and then calling others out.

taxes, politics, deficit, warren-buffett

LAUSD Students Hate New Award-Winning, Healthy School Lunches, Black Market for Cheetos and Ramen Springs Up

Seeded on Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:27 AM EST (LAist)

Adults have been selling "black market" candy, chips and instant noodles to hungry students, who have been ditching lunch and suffering from headaches, stomach pains and even anemia, the Times reports. You can't force kids to eat what you want them to.

health, healthy-lunch, la-schools

Socialism or Capitalism?

Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:02 PM EST

Socialism or Capitalism For those of us that lean to the right, it seems that the leftist have/had the upper hand since the last Presidential election. Reading many of the posts that take place on the vine, it appears that many here want to move toward a more Sociali …

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politics, thanksgiving, rush-limbaugh, capitalism, socialism

Voices From Occupy Wall Street: 5 Points to a Better Economy

Seeded on Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:27 PM EDT (CNBC)

Campaign Finance Reform Reinstating old laws Tarriffs Tax Reform Judges I think some will see the places where the Tea Party and the OWS have commonality.

taxes, politics, tea-party, ows

Greeks Work Hard—So Why Is There a Debt Crisis?

Seeded on Wed Oct 19, 2011 12:01 PM EDT (CNBC Top News and Analysis)

“There is a myth that the Greeks don’t work many hours. This is a big lie," Chrysochoidis said.

economy, politics, greece

America's Backward Energy Plan

Seeded on Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:07 PM EDT (Fox Business)

Finally, drilling is going to begin off the coast of Florida, where there are an estimated 20 billion barrels of oil.

oil, china, cuba, natural-gas, spanish, politics, drill

What It Takes to Become a Millionaire

Seeded on Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:07 PM EDT (CNBC Top News and Analysis)

If you start with an initial $10,000 investment and your portfolio grows by 5 percent every year, here's how much you need to save each month to reach your $1 million goal by age 70, according to Bankrate.com's calculator.

savings, ira, education, roth, retirement, 401k

NASA: Sea levels drop

Seeded on Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:01 PM EDT (Daily Mail)

A graphic from NASA shows sea levels have dropped 6 mm in the last 6 months, wiping out the rise over the past 2 years

science

Obama in Close Race Against Romney, Perry, Bachmann, Paul

Seeded on Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:49 PM EDT (gallup.com)

President Barack Obama is closely matched against each of four possible Republican opponents when registered voters are asked whom they would support if the 2012 presidential election were held today.

politics, perry, obama, romney, paul, bachmann

Sexy pics at 12, pregnant at 15 ...and her proud mums delighted

Seeded on Wed Aug 17, 2011 2:34 PM EDT (The Sun Newspaper Online)

The shots of Soya Keaveney outraged parents, who blasted mum Janis for fuelling the youngster's obsession with a modelling career. But now that dream is on hold after Soya got pregnant by a 17-year-old boyfriend who is allowed by Janis to stay overnight at the family home. Job …

politics, public-welfare, child-pregnant

A Quick Tax History: How Did We get Here?

Seeded on Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:34 PM EDT (Fox Business)

It’s important to have a baseline from which to measure progress and understand comparatively where things stand, whether it is of a financial, physical or mental nature. And so is the case with our five million-plus word tax code.

taxes, politics, federal-tax, tax-rates, tax-history

MACK / Penny Budget proposal

Seeded on Fri Jul 29, 2011 9:56 AM EDT (United States House of Representatives)

The "One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2011"

politics, if-congress, spending-cuts, mack-penny, one-percent-spending-reduction, budget-office-march, overall-spending-cap, net-interest-presently, key-provisions, total-outlays

SEC Media Days 2011: Observations on Mike Slive's Reform Proposals - Garnet And Black Attack

Seeded on Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:41 AM EDT (Garnet And Black Attack)

With SEC Media Days behind us, it's time to begin to digest some of what went down in Birmingham. For the national media, the biggest news was undoubtedly Mike Slive's latest reform proposals.

football, sports, sec, slive

Coburn Ups Ante in Debt Ceiling Standoff, Pushes Plan to Save $9 Trillion

Seeded on Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:38 AM EDT (FOXNews.com)

At a time when President Obama and lawmakers of both parties are struggling to find spending cuts of $2 trillion to $4 trillion, Sen.

politics, deficit, coburn, balanced-budget

Education - German Giant Says US Workers Lack Skills

Seeded on Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:16 PM EDT (CNBC Top News and Analysis)

A mismatch in the US labour market between the skills of unemployed people and the jobs available is making it hard for some companies to find the right staff despite an unemployment rate of more than 9 percent, one of the country’s largest manufacturing employers has …

business

Wisdom From Canada. And Ron Paul

Seeded on Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:23 PM EDT (Fox Business - John Stosssel)

In 1995 Canadian leaders cut unemployment benefits and other programs. It happened quietly because it was a liberal government, and liberals didn't want to criticize their own. The result was that Canada's debt stopped increasing.

politics

Greenspan 'Scared' Over Deficit; Calls for Debt Ceiling Rise - CNBC

Seeded on Mon Jun 6, 2011 11:55 AM EDT (CNBC Top News and Analysis)

While I'm not a big fan of Greenspan, I find this to be a good observation on what our options are.

today-concert-series

Tax Rates Around the World

Fri Jun 3, 2011 11:53 AM EDT

A friend and I were discussing retirement and the subject came up: Why not retire to another country. He had always thought Australia was were he wanted to go. I told him that I thought they had a very high income rate, so we looked it up.

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taxes, politics, income-tax

On the Bright Side

Wed Aug 4, 2010 8:14 AM EDT

I often find that motivational messages and speech's add value to my life. I also know that some here on the vine think it's a bunch of "waste material".

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entertainment, inspiration, positive, motivational, sayings

My Health Care proposal

Thu Sep 3, 2009 12:27 PM EDT

Premise: Insurance is intended to protect consumers from catastrophic events, not the everyday process of wellness.

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health, healthcare, tort-reform, insurance-reform

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Buffett Picks the Wrong Fight -- Again
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I've always said that if Buffett wants to pay more tax he can. First of all, he should stop playing games and then calling others out.
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LAUSD Students Hate New Award-Winning, Healthy School Lunches, Black Market for Cheetos and Ramen Springs Up
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Adults have been selling "black market" candy, chips and instant noodles to hungry students, who have been ditching lunch and suffering from headaches, stomach pains and even anemia, the Times reports. You can't force kids to eat what you want them to.
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The Top 10 Economic Myths of 2011
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This year the media's myth were wide-ranging: from conspiracy theories about economic sabotage, to overpopulation panic and Occupy Wall Street's mantra 'We are the 99 percent.'
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My Time at Walmart: Why We Need Serious Welfare Reform – The College Conservative
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – December 14 – There is a cozy relationship between the government and so called welfare recipients. This patriotic young lady has reported the inside information.
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Socialism or Capitalism?
Socialism or Capitalism For those of us that lean to the right, it seems that the leftist have/had the upper hand since the last Presidential election. Reading many of the posts that take place on the vine, it appears that many here want to move toward a more Sociali …
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