How The Rich Got Richer In One Chart
See that red bar? That’s America’s super-rich.
See that red bar? That’s America’s super-rich.
That red line? That’s us, now.
Hey, Republicans, the federally funded programs necessary for helping middle class and poor people get by aren’t the cause of the growing deficit.
Originally submitted by volunteer editor Brandon W. Found on warresisters.org.
Republicans and the Koch brothers hired physicist Richard Muller in yet another attempt to disprove climate change. But when he presented his findings at a House hearing last week, the Republicans who called him there must have been absolutely squirming
Yep, you read right. Since 2001, the U.S. has spent upwards of $1260 billion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Yes, it is that simple, explains WaPo blogger Ezra Klein. No one has to do a thing—the Bush Tax Cuts are already scheduled to expire in 2012.
Why has the federal tax burden on the nation’s 400 highest annual income decreased by two-thirds, while the median American family’s is on the rise?