tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534598933965521300.post7539577359837179342..comments2023-04-26T02:28:13.648-07:00Comments on Madame L Has an Opinion: Inequality In AmericaMadame Ellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08265879154586439823noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534598933965521300.post-69926285454927473372012-06-22T17:41:42.296-07:002012-06-22T17:41:42.296-07:00I'd be curious how many of your readers have g...I'd be curious how many of your readers have gone and checked WHO is paying - and how MUCH - for their current (Democratic or Republican) Congressperson's re-election campaign?<br /><br />I believe ours gets most of her campaign funding from corporations - that decline to be identified.<br /><br />Ever wonder what a dead rat smells like?<br />~~~~~AskTheGeologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354833219992420022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534598933965521300.post-52451647773393552892012-06-22T17:36:52.178-07:002012-06-22T17:36:52.178-07:00I spent a week in Stavanger Norway in 2001. It hit...I spent a week in Stavanger Norway in 2001. It hit me right away that the place was different: no trailers, no mansions... the manager of the local bank drove a 10-yr-old black Mercedes. Everyone was courteous, there were no belligerent fat guys ranting on the local radio stations. Everyone also had health coverage; apparently no one goes to hospital Emergency Rooms to die in Norway. <br /><br />It's nice to know that a place like this is possible. What's different? They have progressive tax rates - just like the US had until the 1980's. Then some corporations figured out how to buy television time and politicians to repeat mindless catch-phrases as solutions to complex problems. They used this to fool a lot of people and get special tax-rates for themselves.<br /><br />What percentage of your income goes to taxes? <br />Obama's? <br />Romney's?<br /><br />Feeling cheated yet? Feeling "Blue"?<br />~~~~~AskTheGeologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354833219992420022noreply@blogger.com