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Remember how conservatives in Florida touted drug testing of welfare recipients in that state as a sure-fire way to save taxpayers bucketloads of money? Yeah, not so much. Net savings to the state: $3,400 to $5,000 annually on one month’s worth of rejected applicants. Over 12 months, the money saved on all rejected applicants would [...] Back in December, Thermo Fisher announced it was closing its Two Rivers wood plant,” which made wooden laboratory furniture and employed about 200 people. Fast forward to today, and Thermo Fisher has announced it is cutting nearly half of its workforce in Milwaukee, laying off 43 of 100 workers and moving their jobs to other [...] Apparently legislative aides Adam Foltz and Tad Ottman didn’t get the memo that Republican redistricting efforts ended six months ago… Two taxpayer-paid legislative aides who were responsible for drawing new election maps continue to work out of a law firm instead of the Capitol, even though lawmakers approved the maps six months ago. For [...] Except where it isn’t. [...] Can you believe this? Some damn commie appeaser Obamabot loving nazi columnist pooped this across dozens, nay hundreds of US newspapers today! For shame! The U.S. defense budget is about 43 percent of the world’s total military spending — more than the combined defense spending of the next 17 nations, many of which are U.S. allies. Are Republicans really [...] Before there was The Clash, there were The 101ers! Joe Strummer’s first band… Jonathan Chait brings it all together for me. There are just a lot of people out there exerting significant influence over the political debate who are totally unqualified. The dilemma is especially acute in the political economic field, where wealthy right-wingers have pumped so much money to subsidize the field of pro-rich people polemics that [...] I originally had a video from the Clash with a snarky caption but… It’s like Reaganomics, only dumber… [...] George Takei, aka Commander Sulu, weighs in on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to overturn California Prop 8. Unfortunately, today’s decision does not mean that same-sex couples can resume getting hitched in California. Prop 8 may be unconstitutional, but it’s still in effect until the Supreme Court finally rules. … If the [...] |
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