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But there is nothing wrong with that. People forget this wayyyy too much. The US has a progressive marginal Federal income tax system. That means that on the first $xx,xxx in income you pay x%, on the next $xx,xxx you pay a different x% and so on. This means that by making more money you will...

Abraham Lincoln got a bullet in his skull by chanting democracy as “government of the people for the people and by the people.” Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated due to demanding the rights of the people. Gandhi and Liaqat Ali Khan were murdered brutally due to their uncompromising...

President Obama called for further stimulus in the form of construction loans as well as extended payroll tax cuts as unemployment figures continue to disappoint. He also proposed tax hikes for the rich to aid with debt woes. The statement comes at a weird time as Congress continues to struggle...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/04/senate.tax.vote/index.html While the Republican Party makes a great racket about how they want to maintain the Bush tax-cuts to increase income and thus stimulate the economy, they voted today to stop a vote that, if it was to pass, would of maintained...

Obama lashed out at Republicans over the weekend due to initiatives by some party members to stop the proposed extension of unemployment insurance. He called the GOP the party of the rich and saw the block as not caring for the poor. Republicans are citing the budget deficit and a culture of...

I think we all saw this coming: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126027972598681805.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories Developing countries such as China, India, and Brazil are saying that they will not cut emissions and that the Western nations- namely the U.S. and Europe, should take the lead and...

We often hear theories of an elite group of the real wealthy in the United States conspiring by influencing the media through board memberships, buying media companies, etc. as well as funding election campaigns to reach their own objectives and to get even more wealthy. Do you think it is...