Chart: The illustrated history of you being screwed by people like Mitt Romney

Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 1:11 PM EDT (Daily Kos)

Seeded by Roy Batty (Clipped by Michael T. Webb)

Quick and dirty, folks. Basically, the upper line represents the value of your work. The lower line represents what you got paid for it. The empty space in between—the difference between what your work was worth and how much you got for it—represents the money the …

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Stephen King: Tax Me, Pretty Please with Sugar On Top

Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 9:30 AM EDT (Daily Beast)

Stephen King puts up his own opinion. It's nice to see some some people waking up and looking at the size of the deficit. Cut a check and shut up, they said. If you want to pay more, pay more, they said. Tired of hearing about it, they said.

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I am phoning in this column.

Seeded on Sun Jan 1, 2012 1:21 PM EST (Daily Kos)

It strikes me that the fault for all our current problems in Washington lies equally with both parties.

politics, compromise, phoning-it-in

Obama doesn't like due process now?

Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:20 AM EST

I’ve always tried very hard to think about issues in a way that is based off ideas and not sides. It’s easy to say that, but it is much harder to do it. Most of us pick sides.

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McCain's contempt for our leaving, and my thoughts on what it means.

Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:34 AM EST

Today, here is what John McCain had to say on the floor of the Senate as we finally leave Iraq on of December 14, 2011. Ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday suggested President Obama deserves "scorn and disdain" for his decision …

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Mega-Church to kick out 'Freeloaders"

Seeded on Sat Dec 3, 2011 11:53 PM EST ()

This is just kind of sad. My parents brought me to a church when I was a kid that always made a point of welcoming everybody rich or poor. I guess this one doesn't have that attitude.

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Herman Cain launches website which attacks women who made complaint

Seeded on Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:31 PM EST (Daily Kos)

This kind of thing is really vile and it says a lot about the character of Herman Cain that this is how he responds.

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Democrats Must Embrace Tax Reform

Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:57 AM EDT

By Killfile (Clipped by Michael T. Webb)

Herman Cain has urged Americans to "do the math" on his 9-9-9 plan, a tax reform package which would replace the whole of the US tax code with all its convolutions and deductions, with a simple system of a 9% flat income tax, a 9% sales tax, and a 9% corporate tax.

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Chart: The illustrated history of you being screwed by people like Mitt Romney
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Quick and dirty, folks. Basically, the upper line represents the value of your work. The lower line represents what you got paid for it. The empty space in between—the difference between what your work was worth and how much you got for it—represents the money the …
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