Saturday, December 30, 2017

The U.S. has one of the stingiest minimum wage policies of any wealthy nation - The Washington Post

The U.S. has one of the stingiest minimum wage policies of any wealthy nation - The Washington Post:



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In a 30-minute interview, President Trump made 24 false or misleading claims - The Washington Post

In a 30-minute interview, President Trump made 24 false or misleading claims - The Washington Post:



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A New Year’s resolution for the media: Do not let Republicans get away with saying ‘reforms’ when they mean ‘cuts’ - The Washington Post

A New Year’s resolution for the media: Do not let Republicans get away with saying ‘reforms’ when they mean ‘cuts’ - The Washington Post:



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Two new reports suggest Trump has come unhinged. The truth is worse. - The Washington Post

Two new reports suggest Trump has come unhinged. The truth is worse. - The Washington Post:



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"* CORPORATIONS WILL REWARD INVESTORS, NOT WORKERS: Bloomberg surveys major companies and finds that they frankly admit the gains from the GOP tax plan will go to shareholders, not workers. Note this, from John Shin of Bank of America Merrill Lynch:

“Companies are sitting on large amounts of cash. They’re not really financially constrained,” Shin, who conducted a survey of more than 300 companies asking their plans for a tax overhaul, said in an interview. “They’re still working for their shareholders, primarily.”
The tax cuts won’t cause a huge explosion of economic growth that ensures the plan pays for itself, and it won’t result in big raises. It’s a con."

Sunday, December 24, 2017

A Pharma Company Raised the Price of a Daily Vitamin by 800 Percent

A Pharma Company Raised the Price of a Daily Vitamin by 800 Percent:



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This kind of opportunism for massive, eye gouging profits has become the norm in our "all for me" culture. In a civilized society simple moral outrage would be enough to prevent such  egregious abuse of capitalism. But now there appear to be no moral voices available.