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• Public Says Rich And Corporations Pay Too Little In Taxes

  

  Yesterday I brought you the results of a Gallup Poll that showed a majority of Americans (56%) think the income tax they pay is fair. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hillary Clinton Is More Liberal Than Some Think

  

  (The photo image above [Paul Zinken/ZUMA; dovla982 /Shutterstock] was found at Mother Jones.) I support Hillary Clinton for president. Some of my left-wing... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Are Gun Owners Really Safer? Researchers Say No!

  

  (The image above is from the website genius.com.) One of the biggest ideas proposed by the NRA is that gun ownership will make a person safer -- and they even g... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Majority Of Americans Say The Income Tax They Pay Is Fair

  

  Today is the deadline for Americans to file their income tax returns (although around three-quarters of the population have already done it). Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Reject Libertarianism (Even Republicans)

  

  Recently, Republican presidential candidate has been running away from his Libertarian roots as fast as he can. Why is he doing this, when it is pretty well... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Democratic And Republican Parties Are Very Different

  

  (This caricature of Republican and Democratic symbols is by DonkeyHotey.) Candidates are now starting to officially toss their hats into the ring for their... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• State Taxes Punish The Poor More Than Any Other Group

  

  I have often said on this blog that state taxes punish the poor, while basically letting the rich off the hook. Now we have some numbers (from the Citizens for... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• To The GOP's Horror, The Uninsured Rate Keeps Dropping

  

  The congressional Republicans have told a bundle of lies about the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), but perhaps the silliest one is that it just wouldn't work -... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Blasts War As A Cultural Abomination

  

  Green Party Shadow Cabinet member David Swanson tells us that war is not a part of human nature, but is a cultural construct. The following is only a part of... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It's Official - Hillary Clinton Is Running For President

  

  From NBC News: Hillary Clinton is officially running for president. John Podesta, the chairman of her presumptive campaign, sent an email message to Democratic... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Government Is Not Doing Enough To Protect Environment

  

  Congressional Republicans are proposing significant cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in their proposed budget. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Noam Chomsky Tells Us The Unpleasant Truth

  

  (This photo of Noam Chomsky, by jeanbaptisteparis, was found at wired.co.uk.) If there is one person that Americans should be listening to, I believe it is... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Change Is Happening (And A Fence Won't Stop It)

  

  The Black, Asian, and Hispanic portions of our population are growing much faster than the White portion. The result is that it is predicted that Whites will... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Don't Believe Religion Is An Excuse For Bigotry

  

  A few days ago I posted the results of a couple of polls (Reuters/Ipsos and NBC News) that showed a significant majority of Americans opposed using religion as... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Handshake With Historical Significance

  

  Both this photo and the following portion of an article (by Julie Hirschfeld and Randal C. Archibold) are from the New York Times: President Obama and... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Pot Is More Popular Than Politicians In 3 Swing States

  

  The chart above is from a recent poll in three key swing states (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida) done by Quinnipiac University. It seems that marijuana is more... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cuba - Our New Friend

  

  I haven't always agreed with President Obama's decisions on foreign policy. I don't like his actions in the Middle East, and I think he should have ended the wa... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Public Leans Significantly Toward The Democrats

  

  The Republican Party controls both houses of Congress, and because of that, many in that party think the American public favors the Republicans more than the... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hillary Still Leads Among Democrats For 2016 Nomination

  

  The Gallup Poll is not normally very kind to Democrats. It had the 2012 election as a dead heat between Obama and Romney (which we now know was very wrong). Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• American Public Doesn't Want Discrimination Against Gays

  

  Right-wing Republicans have recently tried to appease the evangelicals in their base by passing some state laws to allow businesses to discriminate against the... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY