“YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS IF YOU HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT IN ADVANCE.” A Canadian professor warns northern countries that they must begin now to make “advance” plans about how to deal with species-threatening effects of climate change on Arctic polar bears. If they wait for the most drastic conditions to [...]
With gas prices at record seasonal highs and an increasing disparity between what a barrel of oil trades for on the open market and what consumers pay at the pump, Americans are learning the hard way that more domestic oil production does not mean less pain at the pump. The bitter presidential horse race that [...]
“THE PROBLEM IS NOT THAT PEOPLE LIKE WARREN BUFFETT PAY AT A 17 PERCENT RATE, IT’S THAT THEY CAN USE COMPLEX TRANSACTIONS NOT AVAILABLE TO MOST AMERICANS TO GET CASH FROM THEIR APPRECIATED STOCK WITHOUT PAYING ANY TAXES AT ALL.“ That America’s wealthiest taxpayers enjoy their lowest tax rates in decades is only a fraction [...]
HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS, AND INSURANCE COMPANY PROFITS, ARE SKYROCKETING. (New York Times) America may be headed for a crisis in health care as costs for insurance are rising at a shocking rate. The cost of employer-based insurance for an average family has increased 9 percent over the past year, the higher costs hitting hard in [...]
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