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The Minimum Wage In Each Of The 50 States & D.C.
The charts above show the effective minimum wage in each state as of January 1, 2018. I chose that date because several states had their wage rise on the first... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Who Would Win An Award Given For "Fake News Network" ?
Donald Trump recently said there should be an award given for "Fake News Network". He meant it as a slam to CNN, who he has relentlessly attacked for reporting... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Is Still LYING About Who Benefits From GOP Tax Cut
(Cartoon image is by Tom Tales in The Washington Post.) Donald Trump continues to lie to the American people about the Trump/GOP tax cut plan. Read more
Posted on 01 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Congressional GOP's Tax Plan Is Wildly Unpopular W/Public
The Republicans, with the support of Donald Trump, is trying to ram through Congress a tax plan that they claim will mostly benefit the middle class. But the... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Second Poll Shows Pedophile Regaining Lead In Alabama
Will the citizens of Alabama send a known pedophile to Congress. Yesterday, I showed you a poll that says that is very likely, since Republican Roy Moore has... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
CEO's Say Tax Cut Will NOT Go To Jobs/Higher Wages
Donald Trump and his Republican cohorts in Congress are still trying to convince Americans that cutting taxes radically for corporations will be good for all... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Critical States Oppose The GOP's Tax Cut Plan
There are five Republican senators who have not yet agreed to vote for the GOP's Tax Plan in the Senate -- Senator Collins (Maine), Senator Corker (Tennessee),... Read more
Posted on 29 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Pedophile Regains Lead In Alabama Senate Race
The question on everyone's mind for the last few weeks is what will happen in Alabama. Will that bright red state vote for a pedophile in the Senate race to... Read more
Posted on 29 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Case Against Roy Moore Is Strong
(Cartoon image is by Nate Beeler in The Columbus Dispatch.) William Saletan has written an excellent article at Slate.com about the dilemma Republicans find... Read more
Posted on 29 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sexual Harassment Has Always Been A U.S. Problem
The chart above is from a recent Rasmussen Poll -- done on November 19th and 20th of a random national sample of 1,000 likely voters, with a 3 point margin of... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Small Businesses Oppose The Republican Tax Plan
The Republican claim that their tax plan would mainly benefit the middle class has been exposed as a lie. They also claimed the plan would benefit small... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The CBO Rates The GOP Tax Plan (And It's Not Good)
The congressional Republicans are still trying to sell their tax plan to the public as benefitting mainly the middle class. That is an outrageous lie! And now w... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Christian Evangelicals - The Biggest Hypocrites In The U.S.
Both the picture above and the article below (only part of which I post here) by Francis Maxwell are from The Huffington Post. Maxwell writes: Ahhh, Christianit... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Congressional Numbers Are Pitiful (And Tax Plan Won't Help)
Donald Trump's approval numbers are bad (the worst of any modern president), but his numbers look great when compared to the approval numbers of the 115th... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Numbers Are Bad On Issues And Personal Qualities
If you were wondering why Trump has the lowest approval of any modern president, and can't seem to improve those numbers, these charts can help answer the... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Won By Appealing To America's Racism
(This cartoon image is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News.) Pundits have come up with various reasons for Trump winning the 2016 election, but most ignore the... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Voters Still Credit Obama For Health Of Current Economy
These charts reflect information in a recent Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between November 15th and 20th of a random national sample of 1,415 voters,... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Alabama's Sneaky New Version Of The Poll Tax
(Cartoon image from flaglerlive.com is by Randall Enos.) The South used to keep poor people and minorities from voting by charging a poll tax. That was... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Still Prefers Democrats Over Republicans
These charts reflect the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between November 19th and 21st of a random national sample of 1,500 adults... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Congress Protects Its Sex Abusers (& Bills The Taxpayers)
(Cartoon image is by John Deering in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.) Since 1997, the government has paid out at least $17 million in workplace claims against... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY