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Nick Hanauer has been called an 'uber-rich' guy, and for good reason. In the time it takes to check out this link, he'll make more than most people do in a year.What makes him interesting enough to read about and watch is the fact that he think he should be taxed more and folks like us should be taxed less.Check him out below (be sure to watch the 6-minute video in the link) because, sadly,...

This morning, MS-NBC reported that Mitt Romney paid the same of amount of money in taxes on his 113 million dollars of income last year as Barack Obama did on his three million dollars in income. That's not percentage people. That's actual dollars. Of course, I'm sure your president isn't getting hosed by the IRS, so we are left to wonder exactly who is getting hosed on this deal.Mitt Romney is Republican candidate that has...

Willful ignorance:"The practice or act of intentional and blatant avoidance, disregard or disagreement with facts, empirical evidence and well-founded arguments because they oppose or contradict your own existing personal beliefs." If there's a better description of the American right I haven't found it. This poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University showing that Fox News viewers are uninformed actually misses the point. The word is misinformed, not uninformed. Misinformed and reveling in it. In short, my mind's...

Lawrence O'Donnell explains: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...

It can't be excerpted, go read the entire article. Now. That is an order, not a request. Okay, one excerpt. Here's the close:"Enough with the peas and the tea. What America needs at the present moment is a We the People Party -- a We Party. Instead of trying to dismantle the New Deal, like both the Tea Partyers and the Pea Partyers, the We Party would campaign to modernize and, where necessary, expand the...

Whenever I see a discussion about the real crisis this country faces---that would be unemployment, not the manufactured one over the deficit---a couple of words keep coming up from the alleged smartest guys in the room, "confidence" and "certainty." Businesses would hire, so it's said, if they had either or both. President Obama referred to it in a recent press conference:"What we need to do is to restore business confidence and the confidence of the...

From The Hill yesterday:"The White House, seeking an agreement to raise the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling by Aug. 2, on Monday said it would not insist that any deal include an end to former President George W. Bush's controversial tax rates on the wealthy...The White House said the president is pushing the GOP to agree to eliminate some tax breaks for businesses and loopholes for wealthier taxpayers, but is not seeking to eliminate the...

I've made an observation about myself lately, and a friend mentioned this morning that what I'm going through might be described as a mid-life crisis. No, I haven't gone out and bought a little red convertible nor have I scheduled any cosmetic procedures nor broken off any long-term relationship to attach myself to someone 20 years my junior. I have instead come to the realization that I'm finally imposing the boundaries and filters that should...

Think back to when you were a child. You saw something in the store that you wanted and mom and dad said no. They told you that if you wanted it you were going to have to pay for it. Depending on your particular situation, you may have taken on a paper route, lemonade stand, or mowed lawns. Along with those were the stories your parents told you when they were young. My grandfather was...

This upcoming Saturday the good people of Galveston will vote on the question of ending free parking on the Galveston Seawall.Above are campaign yard signs about this issue that I took pictures of over the past weekend.From the Galveston County Daily News---".....Charge up to $8 a day to park along the seawall or $25 for an annual pass. Hourly parking would be available at $1 an hour from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Up to 10...